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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

143 hedge funds and large institutions have $766M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 35 (+2)

15% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $662M | Put options by funds: $575M

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $767M → $766M (-$729K)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 150143 (-7)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 47

18.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.75%59.28% (-18%)

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 27

Holders
143
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-4.67%
% of All Funds
3.75%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
21
Increased
39
Reduced
47
Closed
27
Calls
$662M
Puts
$575M
Net Calls
+$86.8M
Net Calls Change
+$599M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$78.1M
1CP
2
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$61.1M +$377K +19,900 +0.6%
NLI
3
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$55.6M
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$45.6M -$21M -1,110,236 -32%
FMI
5
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$44.1M -$3.5M -185,000 -7%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$35.8M +$672K +35,509 +2%
DCM
7
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$34.3M +$8.05M +425,624 +31%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
8
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$32.6M
PVH
9
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$31.5M -$588K -31,068 -2%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
10
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$30.5M +$1.63M +86,346 +6%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$27.6M +$20.9M +1,102,761 +313%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$21.7M +$2.75M +145,592 +15%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$17.7M -$4.43M -234,287 -20%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
14
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$16.5M +$7.78M +411,130 +90%
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
$12M +$5.24M +276,863 +77%
AII
16
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$11.6M -$635K -33,555 -5%
Ameriprise
17
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$10.9M +$4M +211,432 +58%
Jane Street
18
Jane Street
New York
$10.7M +$8.76M +463,171 +459%
KHLMVGHM
19
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
$10.2M
Citadel Advisors
20
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$9.1M +$4.63M +244,649 +104%
Acadian Asset Management
21
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$8.94M +$138K +7,288 +2%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$8.63M -$6.02M -318,167 -41%
Barclays
23
Barclays
United Kingdom
$8.22M +$5.06M +267,606 +141%
H
24
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$7.72M -$811K -42,859 -10%
BPC
25
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$7.57M +$44.1K +2,330 +0.6%

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

143 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $766M — down 0.1% from $767M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of EWA and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 47 trimmed existing stakes and 39 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $20.9M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $233M sold.

  • 143 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q4 2015, down from 150 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $766M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 0.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 27 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $20.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q4 2015 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $233M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.