iShares MSCI Australia ETF
178 hedge funds and large institutions have $880M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
0% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $877M → $880M (+$3.06M)
4% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 27
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 181 → 178 (-3)
2.63% less ownership
Funds ownership: 55.62% → 52.99% (-2.6%)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 62
38% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 5 (-3)
62% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $332M | Put options by funds: $869M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DCM
Dupont Capital Management
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$33.8M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$10.4M |
| 3 |
LMGAM
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$4.74M |
| 4 |
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Provo,
Utah
|
+$4.06M |
| 5 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3.96M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$23.5M |
| 2 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$21M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$13.8M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$11M |
| 5 |
AH
Achievement Holdings
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$7.78M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MA
201
MUFG Americas
New York
| – | -$17K | -760 | Closed |
|
202
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$11K | -500 | Closed |
|
203
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
| – | -$7K | -308 | Closed |
|
|
LNB
204
Ledyard National Bank
| – | -$4K | -165 | Closed |
|
|
WA
205
Winfield Associates
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$1K | -50 | Closed |
|
EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
178 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $880M — up 0.35% from $877M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of EWA and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 62 trimmed existing stakes and 50 added.
The largest buyer was Dupont Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $33.8M. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., cutting an estimated $23.5M.
- 178 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2015, down from 181 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $880M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 0.35% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 27 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Dupont Capital Management, an estimated $33.8M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $23.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.