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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

179 hedge funds and large institutions have $963M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 69 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

58% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.3B | Put options by funds: $823M

47% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 17

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 171179 (+8)

3.02% more ownership

Funds ownership: 71.94%74.96% (+3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 (0)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.05B → $963M (-$91.5M)

41% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 69

Holders
179
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+4.68%
% of All Funds
4.09%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
25
Increased
41
Reduced
69
Closed
17
Calls
$1.3B
Puts
$823M
Net Calls
+$479M
Net Calls Change
+$813M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$128M +$27.2K +1,207 +0%
1CP
2
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$87.1M +$1.78M +79,200 +2%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$73.9M -$2.51M -111,576 -3%
Ameriprise
4
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$73.5M +$47.5M +2,111,655 +174%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$52.9M +$855K +37,976 +2%
TD Asset Management
6
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$49.2M +$10.7M +473,460 +27%
FMI
7
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$44.8M
DZ Bank
8
DZ Bank
Germany
$35.1M
BPC
9
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$28.8M -$2.55M -113,426 -8%
PNAA
10
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$28.8M -$2.55M -113,426 -8%
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$28.2M -$2.28M -101,498 -7%
GB
12
Gunma Bank
Japan
$25.9M
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$20.5M -$11.8M -526,004 -36%
DILIC
14
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$19.8M -$1.8M -80,000 -8%
LMIM
15
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
$17.2M -$1.2M -53,100 -6%
CCA
16
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$13.1M +$730K +32,414 +6%
MRC
17
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$13.1M +$730K +32,414 +6%
RIG
18
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$12.7M -$146K -6,491 -1%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$10M -$11.6M -515,697 -53%
Acadian Asset Management
20
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$10M -$235K -10,422 -2%
CIBC Asset Management
21
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$7.45M -$86.9K -3,861 -1%
SFS
22
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$7.39M +$3.26M +144,985 New
WP
23
WMS Partners
Maryland
$7.37M
SG Americas Securities
24
SG Americas Securities
New York
$6.88M -$19.3M -857,094 -73%
Man Group
25
Man Group
United Kingdom
$6.71M +$6.82M +303,200 New

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

179 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $963M — down 8.7% from $1.05B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new EWA positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 69 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $47.5M. The largest seller was United Capital Financial Advisors, cutting an estimated $31.8M.

  • 179 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q3 2018, up from 171 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $963M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 17 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Ameriprise, an estimated $47.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q3 2018 was United Capital Financial Advisors, an estimated $31.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.