iShares MSCI Australia ETF
168 hedge funds and large institutions have $889M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
29% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.25B | Put options by funds: $970M
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 24
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $902M → $889M (-$13.3M)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 170 → 168 (-2)
9.38% less ownership
Funds ownership: 83.96% → 74.58% (-9.4%)
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)
52% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 65
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$34.6M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$2.62M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$2.11M |
| 4 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.94M |
| 5 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.67M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NAM
NorthCoast Asset Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$27.3M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$17M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$14.1M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$11.6M |
| 5 |
MFWM
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Alexandria,
Virginia
|
-$9.85M |
EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
168 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $889M — down 1.5% from $902M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in EWA was balanced in Q1 2019: 24 funds opened new positions, 24 closed out, 31 added to existing stakes and 65 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $34.6M. The largest seller was NorthCoast Asset Management, cutting an estimated $27.3M.
- 168 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2019, down from 170 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $889M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 24 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $34.6M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2019 was NorthCoast Asset Management, an estimated $27.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.