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iShares MSCI Australia ETF
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161 hedge funds and large institutions have $830M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2024 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6.98% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.83% → 51.81% (+7%)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 46

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $850M → $830M (-$19.3M)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 181 → 161 (-20)

44% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $734M | Put options by funds: $1.32B

47% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 36

Holders
161
Holders Change
-20
Holders Change %
-11.05%
% of All Funds
2.33%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
19
Increased
48
Reduced
46
Closed
36
Calls
$734M
Puts
$1.32B
Net Calls
-$585M
Net Calls Change
-$295M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$43.3M
2
TCM
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
+$26.3M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$23.3M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$16.6M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$9.44M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$43.6M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$11.2M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$11.1M
4
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$9.86M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$9.77M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ME
151
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
$3.05K -$6.69K -275 -69%
AFWM
152
Abich Financial Wealth Management
Virginia
$2.85K +$2.82K +116 New
FHA
153
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$2.61K +$49 +2 +2%
AssetMark Inc
154
AssetMark Inc
California
$2.22K – – –
PA
155
PSI Advisors
Florida
$2.2K +$2.19K +90 New
PS
156
Principal Securities
Iowa
$2.1K +$2.09K +86 New
CMP
157
Coston McIsaac & Partners
Maine
$2K – – –
PPA
158
Painted Porch Advisors
California
$1.03K +$1.02K +42 New
C
159
Covestor
United Kingdom
$1K +$316 +13 +27%
FCMT
160
Founders Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$855 +$852 +35 New
TAM
161
Tucker Asset Management
Colorado
$562 – – –
HI
162
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$171 -$1.44K -59 -89%
Allianz Asset Management
163
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
– -$43.6M -1,769,965 Closed
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
164
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
– -$7.81M -316,626 Closed
SAS
165
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
– -$7.3M -296,088 Closed
Wellington Management Group
166
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
– -$7.1M -287,846 Closed
Bank of New York Mellon
167
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
– -$6.04M -244,973 Closed
Millennium Management
168
Millennium Management
New York
– -$2.04M -82,927 Closed
Citadel Advisors
169
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$1.84M -75,560 Closed
FA
170
FDx Advisors
Illinois
– -$1.37M -55,433 Closed
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
171
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
Illinois
– -$1.21M -49,221 Closed
MGP
172
Metis Global Partners
California
– -$1.03M -41,623 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
173
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$772K -31,300 Closed
TCMP
174
Thrive Capital Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
– -$658K -20,328 Closed
Cetera Investment Advisers
175
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
– -$500K -20,279 Closed
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EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2024 in Review

161 of the 6,924 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q2 2024, worth a combined $830M — down 2.3% from $850M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of EWA and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 46 trimmed existing stakes and 48 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $43.3M. The largest seller was Allianz Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $43.6M sold.

  • 161 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q2 2024, down from 181 in Q1 2024.
  • Funds reported $830M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q2 2024, down 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q2 2024 and 36 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q2 2024 was BlackRock, an estimated $43.3M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q2 2024 was Allianz Asset Management, an estimated $43.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2024.