iShares MSCI Australia ETF
191 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.02B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
141% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $840M → $2.02B (+$1.18B)
70% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 20
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 178 → 191 (+13)
2.36% more ownership
Funds ownership: 46.89% → 49.25% (+2.4%)
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 49
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)
72% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $154M | Put options by funds: $547M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$69.4M |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$10.6M |
| 3 |
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
+$7.21M |
| 4 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$6.35M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$5.87M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DFO
Duquesne Family Office
New York
|
-$10.3M |
| 2 |
SPL
Smart Portfolios LLC
Seattle,
Washington
|
-$4.59M |
| 3 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$4.28M |
| 4 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$4.25M |
| 5 |
SWM
Strategic Wealth Management
Kirkland,
Washington
|
-$4.07M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PCM
201
Princeton Capital Management
Red Bank,
New Jersey
| – | -$431K | -16,664 | Closed |
|
|
TMC
202
Trellus Management Company
Delray Beach,
Florida
| – | -$312K | -12,061 | Closed |
|
|
SB
203
Suntrust Banks
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$273K | -10,595 | Closed |
|
|
WTNA
204
Wilmington Trust National Association
Wilmington,
Delaware
| – | -$228K | -8,800 | Closed |
|
|
NG
205
NatWest Group
Edinburgh, Scotland,
United Kingdom
| – | -$217K | -8,400 | Closed |
|
|
AA
206
ALPS Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
| – | -$210K | -8,113 | Closed |
|
207
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$204K | -7,890 | Closed |
|
|
AIM
208
Acropolis Investment Management
St. Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$140K | -5,411 | Closed |
|
|
WRM
209
Westport Resources Management
Westport,
Connecticut
| – | -$16K | -606 | Closed |
|
|
WCBA
210
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Nashville,
Tennessee
| – | -$15K | -590 | Closed |
|
|
PP
211
Palladium Partners
Norfolk,
Virginia
| – | -$3K | -100 | Closed |
|
|
ACS
212
Archford Capital Strategies
Swansea,
Illinois
| – | -$569 | -22 | Closed |
|
EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
191 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $2.02B — up 141% from $840M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new EWA positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.
The largest buyer was RiverFront Investment Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $69.4M. The largest seller was Duquesne Family Office, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.3M sold.
- 191 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q2 2014, up from 178 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $2.02B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 141% quarter-over-quarter.
- 34 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 20 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $69.4M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Duquesne Family Office, an estimated $10.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.