iShares MSCI Australia ETF
157 hedge funds and large institutions have $975M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
70% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 23
27% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $766M → $975M (+$210M)
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 37
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 143 → 157 (+14)
6.77% more ownership
Funds ownership: 59.28% → 66.05% (+6.8%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)
19% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $398M | Put options by funds: $493M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$102M |
| 2 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$55.7M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$24.4M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$22.1M |
| 5 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$18.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$26M |
| 2 |
DCM
Dupont Capital Management
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$15.6M |
| 3 |
AII
AGF Investments Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$11.6M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$10.9M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$10.5M |
EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
157 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $975M — up 27% from $766M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new EWA positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $102M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $26M.
- 157 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2016, up from 143 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $975M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 23 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $102M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $26M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.