iShares MSCI Australia ETF
168 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.17B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 14
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.08B → $1.17B (+$97.2M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 162 → 168 (+6)
2.33% more ownership
Funds ownership: 65.59% → 67.93% (+2.3%)
24% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 59
37% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $395M | Put options by funds: $628M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$33.7M |
| 2 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$21.1M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$13.1M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$10.6M |
| 5 |
H
Hexavest
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$9.89M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$18.4M |
| 2 |
NIMI
Natixis Investment Managers International
Paris,
France
|
-$16.3M |
| 3 |
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$12.3M |
| 4 |
DCM
Dupont Capital Management
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$10.5M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$6.42M |
EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
168 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $1.17B — up 9% from $1.08B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new EWA positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Schroder Investment Management Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $33.7M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $18.4M.
- 168 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q3 2016, up from 162 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $1.17B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 14 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Schroder Investment Management Group, an estimated $33.7M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $18.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.