iShares MSCI Australia ETF
170 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.11B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
34% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 29
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.02B → $1.11B (+$80.7M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 164 → 170 (+6)
1.37% more ownership
Funds ownership: 65.51% → 66.87% (+1.4%)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 51
31% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $439M | Put options by funds: $637M
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$54.3M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$41.2M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$35.6M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$30.1M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$20.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
-$113M |
| 2 |
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$24.7M |
| 3 |
TCM
Tradewinds Capital Management
Bellingham,
Washington
|
-$14.6M |
| 4 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$11M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$10M |
EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
170 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $1.11B — up 7.9% from $1.02B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new EWA positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $54.3M. The largest seller was AssetMark Inc, cutting an estimated $113M.
- 170 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q4 2019, up from 164 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $1.11B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 29 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $54.3M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q4 2019 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $113M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.