iShares MSCI Australia ETF
187 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
52% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 23
22% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $1.44B (+$262M)
19% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 53
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 179 → 187 (+8)
0.88% more ownership
Funds ownership: 67.59% → 68.46% (+0.88%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)
53% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $195M | Put options by funds: $415M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$72.7M |
| 2 |
MML Investors Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
|
+$39.2M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$32.4M |
| 4 |
BPC
Banque Pictet & Cie
Geneva 73,
Switzerland
|
+$20.1M |
| 5 |
PNAA
Pictet North America Advisors
Geneva 73,
Switzerland
|
+$20.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$44.4M |
| 2 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
-$43.2M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$37.1M |
| 4 |
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$26.5M |
| 5 |
RMPT
Raytheon Master Pension Trust
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$19.9M |
EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
187 of the 4,034 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.44B — up 22% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new EWA positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 53 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), adding an estimated $72.7M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, cutting an estimated $44.4M.
- 187 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2017, up from 179 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $1.44B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 35 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 23 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $72.7M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2017 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $44.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.