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iShares MSCI Australia ETF
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188 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.27B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 20

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 47

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.08B → $1.27B (+$189M)

7.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.19% → 58.87% (+7.7%)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 178 → 188 (+10)

42% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $912M | Put options by funds: $1.57B

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)

Holders
188
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+5.62%
% of All Funds
2.95%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
31
Increased
64
Reduced
47
Closed
20
Calls
$912M
Puts
$1.57B
Net Calls
-$655M
Net Calls Change
+$163M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$93.4M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$77M
3
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$33.8M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$16.3M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$12M

Top Sellers

1
TCM
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
-$14.8M
2
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
-$14.8M
3
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$12.1M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$11.7M
5
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$9.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RG
176
Retirement Group
California
$3.4K – – –
CAM
177
Chesapeake Asset Management
New York
$3.38K – – –
FA
178
Fiduciary Alliance
South Carolina
$3.16K +$3.2K +140 New
BBHC
179
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$2.73K +$2.77K +121 New
AssetMark Inc
180
AssetMark Inc
California
$2.32K – – –
BCMLT
181
Beacon Capital Management LLC (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$2.25K +$2.29K +100 New
FWP
182
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
$2.05K +$2.08K +91 New
SWM
183
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$1.6K -$34.3K -1,499 -95%
Russell Investments Group
184
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$1.4K +$1.42K +62 New
HI
185
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$1.33K – – –
CMP
186
Coston McIsaac & Partners
Maine
$1K – – –
CSPIA
187
Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory
Virginia
$992 – – –
DIP
188
DT Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$32 -$23 -1 -50%
PL
189
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
– -$14.8M -646,400 Closed
AT
190
American Trust
Kentucky
– -$2.55M -110,213 Closed
DS
191
DRW Securities
Illinois
– -$2.06M -90,000 Closed
SC
192
Sepio Capital
Utah
– -$1.19M -51,951 Closed
IAIM
193
Industrial Alliance Investment Management
Quebec, Canada
– -$843K -36,744 Closed
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
194
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
– -$805K -35,100 Closed
ZIG
195
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
– -$464K -20,114 Closed
AC
196
Allstate Corporation
Illinois
– -$406K -17,697 Closed
Marshall Wace
197
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
– -$323K -14,100 Closed
DILIC
198
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
– -$297K -12,940 Closed
TFA
199
Triad Financial Advisors
North Carolina
– -$240K -10,457 Closed
PCM
200
Prelude Capital Management
New York
– -$216K -9,436 Closed
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EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

188 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $1.27B — up 18% from $1.08B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new EWA positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $93.4M. The largest seller was Tradewinds Capital Management, cutting an estimated $14.8M.

  • 188 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q2 2023, up from 178 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.27B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q2 2023, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q2 2023 and 20 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q2 2023 was BlackRock, an estimated $93.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q2 2023 was Tradewinds Capital Management, an estimated $14.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.