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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

180 hedge funds and large institutions have $945M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.37% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.25%52.61% (+3.4%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 66 (0)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 191180 (-11)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 59

31% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 29

40% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $381M | Put options by funds: $634M

53% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.02B → $945M (-$1.08B)

Holders
180
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-5.76%
% of All Funds
5.22%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
20
Increased
50
Reduced
59
Closed
29
Calls
$381M
Puts
$634M
Net Calls
-$253M
Net Calls Change
+$140M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AC
176
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$2K
OCM
177
One Capital Management
California
$2K +$2.63K +100 New
WA
178
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$1K -$6.27K -238 -83%
BIT
179
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$4.11M -157,450 Closed
AIM
180
Assured Investment Management
New York
-$3.35M -128,015 Closed
AC
181
AFAM Capital
Texas
-$2.98M -114,232 Closed
FTUS
182
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$2.83M -108,311 Closed
BC
183
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
-$1.72M -65,652 Closed
CIBC World Market
184
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
-$1.67M -63,933 Closed
BPCA
185
Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia)
Singapore
-$1.2M -45,835 Closed
WCM
186
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
-$834K -31,935 Closed
BPCE
187
Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe)
Germany
-$637K -24,389 Closed
VF
188
Virtu Financial
New York
-$585K -22,401 Closed
Two Sigma Investments
189
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$406K -15,550 Closed
B
190
Bailard
California
-$368K -14,100 Closed
LCM
191
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$340K -13,000 Closed
VC
192
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
-$321K -12,294 Closed
GC
193
Gruss & Co
Florida
-$261K -10,000 Closed
AUIM
194
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
-$244K -9,357 Closed
Franklin Resources
195
Franklin Resources
California
-$220K -8,440 Closed
EFS
196
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
-$212K -8,100 Closed
NPC
197
National Planning Corporation
California
-$204K -7,799 Closed
VIA
198
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
-$127K -4,860 Closed
TAM
199
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
-$105K -4,000 Closed
TFA
200
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
-$84K -3,196 Closed

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

180 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $945M — down 53% from $2.02B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of EWA and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 59 trimmed existing stakes and 50 added.

The largest buyer was Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund, opening a new position worth an estimated $34.4M. The largest seller was HSBC Holdings, cutting an estimated $11.2M.

  • 180 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q3 2014, down from 191 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $945M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 53% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 29 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund, an estimated $34.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q3 2014 was HSBC Holdings, an estimated $11.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.