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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

171 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.05B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 50

1.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 70.34%71.94% (+1.6%)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.04B → $1.05B (+$12M)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 187171 (-16)

38% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 85 (-3)

43% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $440M | Put options by funds: $774M

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 26

Holders
171
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-8.56%
% of All Funds
3.91%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-37.5%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
13
Increased
58
Reduced
50
Closed
26
Calls
$440M
Puts
$774M
Net Calls
-$334M
Net Calls Change
-$3.19B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$131M -$27.4M -1,217,521 -17%
1CP
2
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$87.3M -$2.25M -100,200 -3%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$78.1M +$2.53M +112,525 +3%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$53.2M -$851K -37,806 -2%
FMI
5
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$45.8M
TD Asset Management
6
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$39.6M +$7.89M +350,634 +25%
DZ Bank
7
DZ Bank
Germany
$35.9M -$420K -18,665 -1%
UCFA
8
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$34.4M -$1.46M -64,741 -4%
Envestnet Asset Management
9
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$34.4M +$33.6M +1,493,543 +5,809%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$32.9M +$5.43M +241,475 +20%
BPC
11
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$32M +$9.01M +400,200 +39%
PNAA
12
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$32M +$9.01M +400,200 +39%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$31.1M -$14.8M -655,726 -32%
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$27.4M +$10.7M +475,589 +64%
GB
15
Gunma Bank
Japan
$26.5M
SG Americas Securities
16
SG Americas Securities
New York
$26.4M +$8.23M +365,781 +46%
DILIC
17
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$22.1M
LPL Financial
18
LPL Financial
California
$21.9M +$20.8M +924,605 +2,112%
LMIM
19
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
$18.8M -$383K -17,000 -2%
RIG
20
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$13.1M -$97.4K -4,328 -0.7%
CCA
21
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$12.7M
MRC
22
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$12.7M
Acadian Asset Management
23
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$10.5M +$241K +10,725 +2%
Citigroup
24
Citigroup
New York
$9.21M +$1.09M +48,448 +13%
CIBC Asset Management
25
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$7.7M +$2.81M +124,973 +58%

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

171 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $1.05B — up 1.1% from $1.04B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of EWA and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 50 trimmed existing stakes and 58 added.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $33.6M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $27.4M.

  • 171 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q2 2018, down from 187 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.05B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 26 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $33.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $27.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.