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iShares MSCI Australia ETF
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179 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.18B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 21

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 168 → 179 (+11)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.17B → $1.18B (+$4.97M)

0.34% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.93% → 67.59% (-0.34%)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 57

16% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $464M | Put options by funds: $555M

Holders
179
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+6.55%
% of All Funds
4.47%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
33
Increased
52
Reduced
57
Closed
21
Calls
$464M
Puts
$555M
Net Calls
-$91.1M
Net Calls Change
+$142M

Top Buyers

1
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$33.6M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$33.4M
3
RMPT
Raytheon Master Pension Trust
Massachusetts
+$20.2M
4
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
+$9.45M
5
X
Xponance
Pennsylvania
+$8.64M

Top Sellers

1
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$34.5M
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$26.4M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$11.1M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$10.9M
5
DCM
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
-$10M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GI
176
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$2K +$1.56K +76 New
BlackRock
177
BlackRock
New York
$1K – – –
SEI Investments
178
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1K +$720 +35 New
WEC
179
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$22 -$247 -12 -86%
Schroder Investment Management Group
180
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
– -$34.5M -1,651,500 Closed
Jane Street
181
Jane Street
New York
– -$10.9M -519,674 Closed
DCM
182
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
– -$10M -479,145 Closed
AGA
183
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
– -$6.93M -331,660 Closed
QIM
184
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
– -$4.16M -199,200 Closed
CCMG
185
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
– -$2.11M -100,871 Closed
HFS
186
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
– -$805K -38,540 Closed
ACI
187
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
– -$568K -27,399 Closed
HWP
188
Hefty Wealth Partners
Indiana
– -$559K -26,782 Closed
KM
189
Kalos Management
Georgia
– -$455K -21,765 Closed
Verition Fund Management
190
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$270K -12,932 Closed
N
191
Nuveen
North Carolina
– -$251K -12,000 Closed
LAM
192
Lebenthal Asset Management
New York
– -$240K -11,492 Closed
VKH
193
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$228K -10,930 Closed
CWM
194
Concert Wealth Management
California
– -$192K -9,189 Closed
BBPWM
195
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
– -$60K -2,850 Closed
BGIM
196
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
– -$24K -1,143 Closed
CCS
197
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
– -$3K -126 Closed
IWMPD
198
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
– -$3K -125 Closed
PRS
199
Pinkerton Retirement Specialists
Idaho
– -$2K -100 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
200
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– +$494 +24 New
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EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

179 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.18B — up 0.42% from $1.17B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new EWA positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was United Capital Financial Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $33.6M. The largest seller was Schroder Investment Management Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $34.5M sold.

  • 179 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q4 2016, up from 168 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.18B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 0.42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was United Capital Financial Advisors, an estimated $33.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Schroder Investment Management Group, an estimated $34.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.