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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

173 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.27B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $1.27B (+$83.3M)

5.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.32%72.59% (+5.3%)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 50

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 24

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 179173 (-6)

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 98 (-1)

13% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $680M | Put options by funds: $786M

Holders
173
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-3.35%
% of All Funds
4.31%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
22
Increased
47
Reduced
50
Closed
24
Calls
$680M
Puts
$786M
Net Calls
-$106M
Net Calls Change
+$34.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Nomura Asset Management
176
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
-$2.17M -100,100 Closed
Capstone Investment Advisors
177
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
-$1.82M -83,792 Closed
GI
178
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
-$752K -34,690 Closed
TRCT
179
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$449K -20,691 Closed
PP
180
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$427K -19,709 Closed
HF
181
HRT Financial
New York
-$301K -13,902 Closed
LPT
182
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
-$228K -10,497 Closed
HighTower Advisors
183
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$205K -9,365 Closed
Simplex Trading
184
Simplex Trading
Illinois
-$148K -6,596 Closed
VWA
185
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
-$86K -3,900 Closed
Creative Planning
186
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$68K -3,144 Closed
DADC
187
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
-$60K -2,790 Closed
KTC
188
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
-$54K -2,500 Closed
US Bancorp
189
US Bancorp
Minnesota
-$49K -2,267 Closed
AIM
190
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
-$13K -588 Closed
Walleye Trading
191
Walleye Trading
New York
-$8 -352 Closed
MIFH
192
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
-$7K -326 Closed
SFSIG
193
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
-$4K -200 Closed
NA
194
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
-$2.15K -100 Closed
WEC
195
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
-$22 -1 Closed
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
196
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
+$90 +4 New

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

173 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.27B — up 7% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of EWA and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 50 trimmed existing stakes and 47 added.

The largest buyer was DZ Bank, opening a new position worth an estimated $35.5M. The largest seller was Cerity Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $26.3M sold.

  • 173 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q3 2017, down from 179 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.27B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 24 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was DZ Bank, an estimated $35.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Cerity Partners, an estimated $26.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.