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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

188 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 23

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $1.44B (+$263M)

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 53

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 179188 (+9)

0.93% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.59%68.52% (+0.93%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 77 (0)

53% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $195M | Put options by funds: $415M

Holders
188
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+5.03%
% of All Funds
4.68%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
36
Increased
63
Reduced
53
Closed
23
Calls
$195M
Puts
$415M
Net Calls
-$221M
Net Calls Change
-$129M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$221M +$10.6K +486 +0%
MML Investors Services
2
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$88.5M +$39.2M +1,795,867 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
3
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$81M +$72.7M +3,332,574 +1,345%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$78.1M +$12.5M +572,660 +20%
1CP
5
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$65.2M -$587K -26,900 -0.9%
PVH
6
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$50.2M +$1.85M +84,678 +4%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$46.6M +$2.86M +131,134 +7%
FMI
8
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$45.8M -$6.54M -300,000 -13%
SG Americas Securities
9
SG Americas Securities
New York
$40.2M +$32.4M +1,487,217 +508%
Envestnet Asset Management
10
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$40.2M -$4.62M -211,686 -11%
DZ Bank
11
DZ Bank
Germany
$35.3M +$695K +31,894 +2%
UCFA
12
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$35.3M -$1.57M -72,105 -4%
BPC
13
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$32M +$20.1M +921,767 +187%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$28.3M -$37.1M -1,700,610 -58%
GB
15
Gunma Bank
Japan
$26.5M
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$23.5M +$7.74M +354,878 +52%
TD Asset Management
17
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$22.2M +$14K +642 +0.1%
Morgan Stanley
18
Morgan Stanley
New York
$22.2M +$5.66M +259,372 +36%
LMIM
19
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
$21.4M +$5.65M +258,900 +38%
PNAA
20
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$21.1M +$20.1M +921,767 +7,878%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
21
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$19.4M +$307K +14,100 +2%
Cerity Partners
22
Cerity Partners
New York
$15.1M +$10.3M +473,025 New
RIG
23
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$14.3M -$44.4M -2,037,119 -76%
H
24
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$14M -$5.1M -233,759 -27%
Susquehanna International Group
25
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$13.3M +$3.13M +143,603 +32%

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

188 of the 4,017 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: 36 funds opened new EWA positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 13 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.

  • 188 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.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 23 closed out, a net change of +13 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.