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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 170168 (-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: 76 (-1)

52% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 65

Holders
168
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.18%
% of All Funds
3.64%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
24
Increased
31
Reduced
65
Closed
24
Calls
$1.25B
Puts
$970M
Net Calls
+$277M
Net Calls Change
+$333M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$124M -$63 -3 -0%
1CP
2
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$82M -$5.35M -256,800 -6%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$69.9M -$436K -20,941 -0.6%
Ameriprise
4
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$50.4M -$11.6M -558,737 -19%
TD Asset Management
5
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$48.1M +$141K +6,780 +0.3%
FMI
6
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$43.6M
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$35.8M +$34.6M +1,663,073 +244,570%
DZ Bank
8
DZ Bank
Germany
$34.3M
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$27.4M -$17M -815,118 -39%
GB
10
Gunma Bank
Japan
$25.2M
BPC
11
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$23.4M -$1.18M -56,466 -5%
PNAA
12
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$23.4M -$1.18M -56,466 -5%
BlackRock
13
BlackRock
New York
$22.2M -$2.48M -119,130 -10%
Morgan Stanley
14
Morgan Stanley
New York
$20.6M +$2.62M +125,789 +15%
Mackenzie Financial
15
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$19.6M -$3.81M -182,935 -17%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$18.1M -$4.18M -200,471 -19%
DILIC
17
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$14.1M -$5.05M -242,500 -27%
CCA
18
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$13.4M +$646K +30,990 +5%
MRC
19
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$13.4M +$646K +30,990 +5%
RIG
20
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$11.3M -$331K -15,905 -3%
Acadian Asset Management
21
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$9.97M +$224K +10,771 +2%
X
22
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$9.75M -$989K -47,466 -9%
LMIM
23
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
$8.88M -$7.43M -356,800 -46%
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$8.63M -$2.53M -121,335 -23%
CIBC Asset Management
25
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$7.42M -$227K -10,897 -3%

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.