iShares MSCI Australia ETF
168 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.13B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
125% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 16
61% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $698M → $1.13B (+$429M)
55% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 38
12.49% more ownership
Funds ownership: 50.03% → 62.52% (+12%)
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 151 → 168 (+17)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
45% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $949M | Put options by funds: $1.73B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$77.6M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$75.3M |
| 3 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$65.4M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$32.7M |
| 5 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$25.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Allspring Global Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$13.9M |
| 2 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$9.41M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$6.21M |
| 4 |
GB
Gunma Bank
Gunma,
Japan
|
-$5.07M |
| 5 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$2.16M |
EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
168 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $1.13B — up 61% from $698M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new EWA positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $77.6M. The largest seller was Allspring Global Investments, cutting an estimated $13.9M.
- 168 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2022, up from 151 in Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $1.13B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2022, up 61% quarter-over-quarter.
- 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 16 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $77.6M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2022 was Allspring Global Investments, an estimated $13.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.