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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 178191 (+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: 76 (-1)

72% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $154M | Put options by funds: $547M

Holders
191
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+7.3%
% of All Funds
5.49%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
34
Increased
50
Reduced
49
Closed
20
Calls
$154M
Puts
$547M
Net Calls
-$393M
Net Calls Change
-$242M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SAC
1
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
$1.04B
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$124M +$67.4K +2,550 +0.1%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$77.6M -$488K -18,484 -0.6%
NLI
4
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$76.7M
1CP
5
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$68.9M +$4.75M +180,000 +7%
RIG
6
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$68.7M +$69.4M +2,627,535 New
FMI
7
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$63.4M
PVH
8
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$53.5M +$7.21M +273,047 +15%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$45.7M +$2.62M +99,184 +6%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$38.6M +$2.36M +89,415 +6%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$35.7M +$4.12M +156,023 +13%
U
12
UBS
Switzerland
$26.8M -$4.25M -160,914 -14%
BTS
13
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$26.4M +$2.67M +101,007 New
HSBC Holdings
14
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$24.7M +$4.89M +185,270 +24%
FMLI
15
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$24M
Acadian Asset Management
16
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$13.5M
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
17
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$13.1M +$1.45M +55,037 +12%
SG Americas Securities
18
SG Americas Securities
New York
$10.5M +$10.6M +401,313 New
WP
19
WMS Partners
Maryland
$9.84M
BPC
20
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$9.18M +$2.65M +100,453 +40%
GB
21
Gunma Bank
Japan
$9.15M
AII
22
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$8.92M
Envestnet Asset Management
23
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.42M +$6.35M +240,408 +4,477%
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$6.18M +$5.87M +222,084 +1,530%
CDH
25
Charles D. Hyman
$5.93M +$121K +4,575 +2%

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.