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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

181 hedge funds and large institutions have $911M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.88% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.31%47.43% (-1.9%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 197181 (-16)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1B → $911M (-$93.2M)

20% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $308M | Put options by funds: $387M

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 86 (-2)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 63

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 51

Holders
181
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-8.12%
% of All Funds
5.25%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
37
Increased
47
Reduced
63
Closed
51
Calls
$308M
Puts
$387M
Net Calls
-$78.9M
Net Calls Change
+$64.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$115M +$9.43M +368,732 +8%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$93.6M -$26.2M -1,025,836 -21%
NLI
3
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$71.5M
SG Americas Securities
4
SG Americas Securities
New York
$65.8M +$33.8M +1,321,713 +96%
FMI
5
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$59.1M -$1.02M -40,000 -2%
1CP
6
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$50M +$12.8M +499,376 +32%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$47.1M -$10.1M -396,257 -17%
PVH
8
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$42.8M +$3.62M +141,722 +9%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$40.8M -$82.4M -3,224,211 -66%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$37.7M +$3.19M +124,908 +9%
U
11
UBS
Switzerland
$24M +$269K +10,526 +1%
FMLI
12
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$22.3M +$3.84M +150,000 +20%
HSBC Holdings
13
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$18.7M -$626K -24,468 -3%
CC
14
Cadinha & Co
Hawaii
$13M +$13.4M +522,650 +5,227%
Acadian Asset Management
15
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$12.2M +$360K +14,085 +3%
WP
16
WMS Partners
Maryland
$9.17M
GB
17
Gunma Bank
Japan
$8.53M
New York State Common Retirement Fund
18
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$8.14M +$8.54M +334,000 New
X
19
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$8.14M +$8.54M +334,000 New
AII
20
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$7.81M +$2.2M +86,015 +37%
Ameriprise
21
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$7.71M +$5.89M +230,568 +268%
Jane Street
22
Jane Street
New York
$6.94M -$5.13M -200,467 -41%
BPC
23
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$6.12M +$6.42M +251,000 New
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.5M +$2.1M +82,308 +57%
H
25
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$5.44M -$199K -7,793 -3%

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

181 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $911M — down 9.3% from $1B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of EWA and 37 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 63 trimmed existing stakes and 47 added.

The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $33.8M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $82.4M.

  • 181 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q4 2013, down from 197 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $911M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 51 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $33.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $82.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.