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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

197 hedge funds and large institutions have $1B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $890M → $1B (+$114M)

1.38% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.93%49.31% (+1.4%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 195197 (+2)

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 32

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 98 (-1)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 70

39% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $224M | Put options by funds: $367M

Holders
197
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.03%
% of All Funds
6.39%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
35
Increased
55
Reduced
70
Closed
32
Calls
$224M
Puts
$367M
Net Calls
-$143M
Net Calls Change
-$128M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$124M +$82.4M +3,427,048 +233%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$123M -$29.6M -1,229,837 -20%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$110M +$9.54M +396,778 +10%
NLI
4
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$74.2M
FMI
5
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$62.3M
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$58.8M +$12.6M +523,930 +29%
PVH
7
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$40.8M +$182K +7,571 +0.5%
1CP
8
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$39.2M +$4.76M +198,200 +15%
Goldman Sachs
9
Goldman Sachs
New York
$35.9M -$1.21M -50,162 -3%
SG Americas Securities
10
SG Americas Securities
New York
$34.8M +$27.7M +1,153,025 +516%
U
11
UBS
Switzerland
$24.7M -$5.96M -248,045 -20%
HT
12
HAP Trading
New York
$22.7M +$19.4M +807,552 +897%
HSBC Holdings
13
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$20M -$632K -26,279 -3%
FMLI
14
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$19.4M +$2.64M +110,000 +17%
Acadian Asset Management
15
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$12.3M +$1.28M +53,214 +12%
Jane Street
16
Jane Street
New York
$12.3M +$5.16M +214,662 +79%
WP
17
WMS Partners
Maryland
$9.51M
GB
18
Gunma Bank
Japan
$8.85M -$2.64M -110,000 -24%
Axa
19
Axa
France
$6.51M
AII
20
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$5.91M +$5.63M +234,200 New
H
21
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$5.84M -$4.48M -186,500 -45%
CDH
22
Charles D. Hyman
$5.64M +$62.5K +2,600 +1%
BKBG
23
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Belgium
$5.08M +$99.9K +4,157 +2%
Balyasny Asset Management
24
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$4.71M -$1.97M -81,803 -30%
RBC
25
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
$4.62M -$38.1M -1,583,232 -90%

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

197 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $1B — up 13% from $890M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new EWA positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $82.4M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $50.5M.

  • 197 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q3 2013, up from 195 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $1B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 32 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $82.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $50.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.