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iShares MSCI Australia ETF
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188 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.27B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 20

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 47

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.08B → $1.27B (+$189M)

7.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.19% → 58.87% (+7.7%)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 178 → 188 (+10)

42% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $912M | Put options by funds: $1.57B

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)

Holders
188
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+5.62%
% of All Funds
2.95%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
31
Increased
64
Reduced
47
Closed
20
Calls
$912M
Puts
$1.57B
Net Calls
-$655M
Net Calls Change
+$163M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$93.4M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$77M
3
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$33.8M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$16.3M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$12M

Top Sellers

1
TCM
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
-$14.8M
2
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
-$14.8M
3
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$12.1M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$11.7M
5
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$9.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VCM
151
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$15.8K – – –
IGWM
152
ICA Group Wealth Management
Colorado
$13.8K +$14K +612 New
GT
153
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$13.4K – – –
GWM
154
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$11.3K – – –
PTC
155
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$11.2K -$343 -15 -3%
4FG
156
4Thought Financial Group
New York
$11.1K -$801 -35 -7%
Bank of Montreal
157
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$9.9K – – –
IFAM
158
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$9.02K – – –
ME
159
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
$9.02K – – –
PCFFS
160
Pacific Center for Financial Services
California
$8.79K – – –
CAS
161
Coppell Advisory Solutions
Texas
$8.71K +$8.92K +390 New
BC
162
Belmont Capital
California
$7.96K – – –
ATC
163
Adirondack Trust Company
New York
$7.01K – – –
RDFA
164
Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory
Ohio
$6.76K – – –
CSC
165
Caldwell Sutter Capital
California
$6.18K +$6.27K +274 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
166
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$5.98K +$6.06K +265 New
DSC
167
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$5.64K – – –
PB
168
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$5.62K -$252 -11 -4%
TWM
169
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$5K – – –
TFGT
170
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
$5K +$91 +4 +2%
CT
171
Caldwell Trust
Florida
$4.8K +$4.87K +213 New
CFD
172
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$4.51K – – –
SS
173
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$4.51K – – –
MCM
174
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$4.51K +$4.58K +200 New
HNB
175
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$3.45K – – –
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EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

188 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $1.27B — up 18% from $1.08B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new EWA positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $93.4M. The largest seller was Tradewinds Capital Management, cutting an estimated $14.8M.

  • 188 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q2 2023, up from 178 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.27B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q2 2023, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q2 2023 and 20 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q2 2023 was BlackRock, an estimated $93.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q2 2023 was Tradewinds Capital Management, an estimated $14.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.