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iShares MSCI Australia ETF
EWA

188 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 23

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $1.44B (+$263M)

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 53

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 179 → 188 (+9)

0.93% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.59% → 68.52% (+0.93%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

53% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $195M | Put options by funds: $415M

Holders
188
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+5.03%
% of All Funds
4.68%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
36
Increased
63
Reduced
53
Closed
23
Calls
$195M
Puts
$415M
Net Calls
-$221M
Net Calls Change
-$129M

Top Buyers

1
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$72.7M
2
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
+$39.2M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$32.4M
4
BPC
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
+$20.1M
5
PNAA
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
+$20.1M

Top Sellers

1
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$44.4M
2
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$43.2M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$37.1M
4
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
-$26.5M
5
RMPT
Raytheon Master Pension Trust
Massachusetts
-$19.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GT
151
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$56K – – –
CIM
152
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$53K – – –
HCM
153
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$50K – – –
WTC
154
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$46K – – –
GAM
155
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$39K – – –
CTC
156
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$37K – – –
EWM
157
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$35K +$33.8K +1,550 New
AII
158
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$34K +$32.7K +1,500 New
CFD
159
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$26K +$20.7K +947 +467%
DSC
160
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$24K – – –
TF
161
Tompkins Financial
New York
$23K – – –
CFA
162
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$19K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
163
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$16K -$4.73K -217 -24%
PG
164
Patten Group
Tennessee
$14K – – –
US Bancorp
165
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$14K – – –
SSB
166
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$14K +$9.14K +419 +210%
MRCM
167
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
$12K – – –
SA
168
SRH Advisors
Kansas
$10K – – –
MIFH
169
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$10K +$894 +41 +11%
SQA
170
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
$10K +$9.46K +434 New
BTIS
171
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$9K -$15.6K -714 -63%
ATC
172
Adirondack Trust Company
New York
$9K – – –
BFEC
173
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$9K – – –
CFA
174
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$9K – – –
AOWM
175
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Virginia
$8K – – –
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7
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EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

188 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.44B — up 22% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new EWA positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 53 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), adding an estimated $72.7M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, cutting an estimated $44.4M.

  • 188 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2017, up from 179 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.44B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 23 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $72.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2017 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $44.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.