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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

164 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.02B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

18% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $690M | Put options by funds: $586M

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.01B → $1.02B (+$16.5M)

4.83% less ownership

Funds ownership: 70.33%65.51% (-4.8%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 177164 (-13)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 86 (-2)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 58

48% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 27

Holders
164
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-7.34%
% of All Funds
3.6%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
14
Increased
40
Reduced
58
Closed
27
Calls
$690M
Puts
$586M
Net Calls
+$104M
Net Calls Change
+$168M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$154M +$14.8M +667,494 +11%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$129M -$1.5K -68 -0%
AssetMark Inc
3
AssetMark Inc
California
$111M +$111M +5,006,090 +14,303,114%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$75.9M -$5.77M -260,765 -7%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$52.1M -$12.5M -567,235 -19%
TD Asset Management
6
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$36.2M +$6.94K +314 +0%
DZ Bank
7
DZ Bank
Germany
$35.5M
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$32.7M -$1.57M -71,183 -5%
1CP
9
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$29.7M -$26.7M -1,208,615 -48%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$27.2M +$229K +10,365 +0.9%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$27M +$6.5M +294,093 +32%
GB
12
Gunma Bank
Japan
$26M
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$22.5M -$1.76M -79,496 -7%
BPC
14
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$22.3M -$28.4K -1,284 -0.1%
PNAA
15
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$22.3M -$28.4K -1,284 -0.1%
RCAG
16
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$19.2M +$8.85M +400,172 +31,142%
TCM
17
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$14.7M +$98.5K +4,454 +0.7%
CCA
18
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$14.5M +$691K +31,243 +5%
MRC
19
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$14.5M +$691K +31,243 +5%
RIG
20
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$11M -$348K -15,757 -3%
CIBC Asset Management
21
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$7.76M -$8.34K -377 -0.1%
Acadian Asset Management
22
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$7.24M
LTFS
23
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$6.94M +$5.66M +256,158 +459%
HSBC Holdings
24
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$5.82M +$172K +7,802 +3%
X
25
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$5.3M -$7.19M -325,078 -58%

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

164 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $1.02B — up 1.6% from $1.01B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of EWA and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 58 trimmed existing stakes and 40 added.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $111M. The largest seller was Factory Mutual Insurance, exiting entirely with an estimated $45.6M sold.

  • 164 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q3 2019, down from 177 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.02B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 27 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $111M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Factory Mutual Insurance, an estimated $45.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.