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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

178 hedge funds and large institutions have $840M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 67 (+1)

0.54% less ownership

Funds ownership: 47.43%46.89% (-0.54%)

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 31

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 181178 (-3)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $911M → $840M (-$71.2M)

31% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $333M | Put options by funds: $484M

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 63

Holders
178
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.66%
% of All Funds
5.14%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
29
Increased
40
Reduced
63
Closed
31
Calls
$333M
Puts
$484M
Net Calls
-$151M
Net Calls Change
-$72.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$122M -$12.7K -519 -0%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$77.3M -$20.8M -850,174 -22%
NLI
3
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$75.9M
1CP
4
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$63.5M +$9.93M +406,000 +20%
FMI
5
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$62.7M
PVH
6
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$45.9M +$400K +16,368 +0.9%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$42.7M -$597K -24,430 -1%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$35.9M -$3.84M -156,957 -10%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$31.3M -$17.6M -720,100 -37%
U
10
UBS
Switzerland
$30.7M +$4.92M +201,107 +20%
FMLI
11
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$23.7M
HSBC Holdings
12
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$19.7M -$115K -4,720 -0.6%
Acadian Asset Management
13
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$13.4M +$420K +17,189 +3%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
14
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$11.8M +$7.77M +317,768 +247%
DFO
15
Duquesne Family Office
New York
$10.3M +$9.71M +397,000 New
WP
16
WMS Partners
Maryland
$9.74M
GB
17
Gunma Bank
Japan
$9.05M
AII
18
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$8.83M +$513K +21,000 +7%
BPC
19
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$6.49M
Natixis Advisors
20
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$6.04M +$639K +26,141 +13%
H
21
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$6.01M +$221K +9,046 +4%
CDH
22
Charles D. Hyman
$5.75M -$19.6K -800 -0.4%
ST
23
Spot Trading
Illinois
$5.42M +$1.99M +81,239 +63%
SPL
24
Smart Portfolios LLC
Washington
$4.59M +$4.34M +177,386 New
BIT
25
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$4.46M +$4.21M +172,404 New

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

178 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $840M — down 7.8% from $911M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 31 funds closed out of EWA and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 63 trimmed existing stakes and 40 added.

The largest buyer was 1607 Capital Partners, adding an estimated $9.93M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $66M sold.

  • 178 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2014, down from 181 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $840M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2014, down 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 31 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was 1607 Capital Partners, an estimated $9.93M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2014 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $66M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.