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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

168 hedge funds and large institutions have $889M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.25B | Put options by funds: $970M

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 24

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $902M → $889M (-$13.3M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 170168 (-2)

9.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.96%74.58% (-9.4%)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 76 (-1)

52% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 65

Holders
168
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.18%
% of All Funds
3.64%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
24
Increased
31
Reduced
65
Closed
24
Calls
$1.25B
Puts
$970M
Net Calls
+$277M
Net Calls Change
+$333M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fifth Third Bancorp
151
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$4K
LFG
152
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$4K
RFA
153
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$4K
WB
154
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$4K
HI
155
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$3K
HNB
156
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$3K
LWM
157
Liberty Wealth Management
California
$3K
SWM
158
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$3K
RIA
159
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$3K +$2.48K +119 New
GSWM
160
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$3K +$3.13K +150 New
WA
161
WP Advisors
California
$2.67K -$6.73K -323 -3%
HAM
162
Highstreet Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2K
VFA
163
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$2K
RTC
164
Riverview Trust Company
Washington
$2K +$1.83K +88 New
AIC
165
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$2K +$1.94K +93 New
AssetMark Inc
166
AssetMark Inc
California
$1K -$250 -12 -26%
GT
167
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$45
Citadel Advisors
168
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$14.1M -674,679 Closed
MFWM
169
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
-$9.85M -511,709 Closed
OMC
170
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$8.34M -433,241 Closed
Squarepoint
171
Squarepoint
New York
-$6.29M -326,473 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
172
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$3.25M -156,064 -100%
Group One Trading
173
Group One Trading
Illinois
-$1.77M -85,143 Closed
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
174
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
-$1.43M -74,410 Closed
Jane Street
175
Jane Street
New York
-$1.37M -70,954 Closed

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

168 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $889M — down 1.5% from $902M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in EWA was balanced in Q1 2019: 24 funds opened new positions, 24 closed out, 31 added to existing stakes and 65 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $34.6M. The largest seller was NorthCoast Asset Management, cutting an estimated $27.3M.

  • 168 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2019, down from 170 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $889M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 24 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $34.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2019 was NorthCoast Asset Management, an estimated $27.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.