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iShares MSCI Australia ETF
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188 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 23

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $1.44B (+$263M)

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 53

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 179 → 188 (+9)

0.93% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.59% → 68.52% (+0.93%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

53% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $195M | Put options by funds: $415M

Holders
188
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+5.03%
% of All Funds
4.68%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
36
Increased
63
Reduced
53
Closed
23
Calls
$195M
Puts
$415M
Net Calls
-$221M
Net Calls Change
-$129M

Top Buyers

1
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$72.7M
2
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
+$39.2M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$32.4M
4
BPC
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
+$20.1M
5
PNAA
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
+$20.1M

Top Sellers

1
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$44.4M
2
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$43.2M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$37.1M
4
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
-$26.5M
5
RMPT
Raytheon Master Pension Trust
Massachusetts
-$19.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NFG
176
Next Financial Group
Texas
$6K -$13.7K -626 -71%
WA
177
WFG Advisors
Texas
$5K -$10.9K -500 -70%
ECM
178
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$5K – – –
RFA
179
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$5K – – –
WB
180
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$5K – – –
HI
181
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$4K -$8.46K -388 -68%
PA
182
Parallel Advisors
California
$3K -$5.08K -233 -60%
AAC
183
Asset Advisors Corp
Georgia
$3K +$3.23K +148 New
WIM
184
Westside Investment Management
California
$2.25K +$2.18K +100 New
LNB
185
Ledyard National Bank
$2K +$2.18K +100 New
PFGIA
186
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$1K +$1.31K +60 New
WEC
187
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$24 – – –
ED
188
Exane Derivatives
France
$23 -$11.2K -513 -100%
Walleye Trading
189
Walleye Trading
New York
$9 +$8.48K +389 New
Parallax Volatility Advisers
190
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$43.2M -1,980,887 -100%
RMPT
191
Raytheon Master Pension Trust
Massachusetts
– -$19.9M -983,123 Closed
NIMI
192
Natixis Investment Managers International
France
– -$14.3M -700,000 Closed
Fidelity International
193
Fidelity International
Bermuda
– -$1.59M -78,399 Closed
CA
194
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
– -$1.56M -77,001 Closed
ACM
195
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
– -$733K -36,211 Closed
HAM
196
Highstreet Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$653K -32,300 Closed
CIM
197
Cambria Investment Management
California
– -$609K -30,122 Closed
GRP
198
Global Retirement Partners
California
– -$546K -26,984 Closed
TSS
199
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$293K -14,477 Closed
WCM
200
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
– -$239K -11,831 Closed
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EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

188 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.44B — up 22% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new EWA positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 53 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), adding an estimated $72.7M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, cutting an estimated $44.4M.

  • 188 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2017, up from 179 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.44B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 23 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $72.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2017 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $44.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.