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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

178 hedge funds and large institutions have $880M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $877M → $880M (+$3.06M)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 27

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 181178 (-3)

2.63% less ownership

Funds ownership: 55.62%52.99% (-2.6%)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 62

38% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 85 (-3)

62% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $332M | Put options by funds: $869M

Holders
178
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.66%
% of All Funds
4.74%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-37.5%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
26
Increased
50
Reduced
62
Closed
27
Calls
$332M
Puts
$869M
Net Calls
-$538M
Net Calls Change
-$259M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$97.3M -$11M -480,511 -10%
1CP
2
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$73.5M +$36.6K +1,600 +0%
NLI
3
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$67.1M
FMI
4
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$57.4M +$2.29M +100,000 +4%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$44.9M -$6.14M -268,293 -12%
PVH
6
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$40.5M +$3.2M +139,706 +9%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$39.6M -$3.03M -132,417 -7%
DCM
8
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$33.7M +$33.8M +1,475,626 New
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$31.8M -$475K -20,750 -1%
RIG
10
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$29.1M +$1.75M +76,612 +6%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$24.5M -$3.87M -169,318 -14%
SG Americas Securities
12
SG Americas Securities
New York
$24.4M -$6.12M -267,395 -20%
FMLI
13
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$21M
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$16.3M +$10.4M +454,223 +175%
BTS
15
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$15.7M +$253K +11,057 +19%
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$14.7M +$2.35M +102,564 +19%
KHLMVGHM
17
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
$12.6M +$3.49M +152,767 +40%
HSBC Holdings
18
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$12.2M +$989K +43,252 +9%
BPC
19
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$11.1M -$255K -11,159 -2%
Acadian Asset Management
20
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$10.5M -$141K -6,154 -1%
WP
21
WMS Partners
Maryland
$8.61M
AII
22
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$8.47M +$668K +29,206 +9%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
23
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$8.1M +$3.96M +173,111 +95%
GB
24
Gunma Bank
Japan
$8M
GH
25
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$7.66M +$3.09M +135,000 +68%

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

178 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $880M — up 0.35% from $877M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of EWA and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 62 trimmed existing stakes and 50 added.

The largest buyer was Dupont Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $33.8M. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., cutting an estimated $23.5M.

  • 178 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2015, down from 181 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $880M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 0.35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 27 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Dupont Capital Management, an estimated $33.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $23.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.