iShares MSCI Australia ETF
170 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.05B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
16% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 50
1.55% more ownership
Funds ownership: 70.34% → 71.89% (+1.5%)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.04B → $1.05B (+$10.5M)
9% less funds holding
Funds holding: 187 → 170 (-17)
38% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 5 (-3)
43% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $440M | Put options by funds: $774M
54% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 26
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$33.6M |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$20.8M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$10.7M |
| 4 |
BPC
Banque Pictet & Cie
Geneva 73,
Switzerland
|
+$9.01M |
| 5 |
PNAA
Pictet North America Advisors
Geneva 73,
Switzerland
|
+$9.01M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$27.4M |
| 2 |
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
-$23.7M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$15.5M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$14.8M |
| 5 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$12.6M |
EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
170 of the 4,385 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% from $1.04B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of EWA and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 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.
- 170 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% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 26 closed out, a net change of -14 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.