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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

180 hedge funds and large institutions have $945M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.37% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.25%52.61% (+3.4%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 66 (0)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 191180 (-11)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 59

31% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 29

40% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $381M | Put options by funds: $634M

53% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.02B → $945M (-$1.08B)

Holders
180
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-5.76%
% of All Funds
5.22%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
20
Increased
50
Reduced
59
Closed
29
Calls
$381M
Puts
$634M
Net Calls
-$253M
Net Calls Change
+$140M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$113M -$2.95K -112 -0%
1CP
2
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$72.7M +$10.6M +400,800 +15%
NLI
3
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$70.3M
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$66.4M -$5.18M -196,742 -7%
RIG
5
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$64.3M +$1.57M +59,705 +2%
FMI
6
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$57.7M -$395K -15,000 -0.6%
PVH
7
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$56.8M +$8.61M +327,023 +16%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$46.1M +$4.63M +176,016 +10%
Goldman Sachs
9
Goldman Sachs
New York
$39.9M +$5M +189,934 +13%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$34.5M +$1.94M +73,851 +5%
MTWSIF
11
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Israel
$31.3M +$34.4M +1,307,000 New
U
12
UBS
Switzerland
$26.9M +$2.55M +96,684 +9%
BTS
13
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$25.6M +$161K +6,113 +6%
FMLI
14
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$22M
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
15
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$15.8M +$4.13M +156,920 +31%
HSBC Holdings
16
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$12.5M -$11.2M -425,656 -45%
Acadian Asset Management
17
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$11.6M -$863K -32,795 -6%
SG Americas Securities
18
SG Americas Securities
New York
$11.5M +$2.05M +77,961 +19%
BPC
19
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$9.21M +$878K +33,347 +9%
WP
20
WMS Partners
Maryland
$9.01M
GB
21
Gunma Bank
Japan
$8.38M
AII
22
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$8.18M
ST
23
Spot Trading
Illinois
$7.77M +$4.65M +176,635 +119%
H
24
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$6.46M +$1.16M +44,033 +19%
RJA
25
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$5.56M +$169K +6,404 +3%

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

180 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $945M — down 53% from $2.02B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of EWA and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 59 trimmed existing stakes and 50 added.

The largest buyer was Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund, opening a new position worth an estimated $34.4M. The largest seller was HSBC Holdings, cutting an estimated $11.2M.

  • 180 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q3 2014, down from 191 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $945M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 53% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 29 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund, an estimated $34.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q3 2014 was HSBC Holdings, an estimated $11.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.