iShares MSCI Australia ETF
182 hedge funds and large institutions have $854M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)
8.41% more ownership
Funds ownership: 51.63% → 60.04% (+8.4%)
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 52
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $880M → $854M (-$26.2M)
9% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.59B | Put options by funds: $1.75B
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 189 → 182 (-7)
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 34
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HF
HRT Financial
New York
|
+$27.4M |
| 2 |
Vontobel Holding
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$25.3M |
| 3 |
TCM
Tradewinds Capital Management
Bellingham,
Washington
|
+$17.9M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$16.7M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$14.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
-$20.8M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$19.5M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$16M |
| 4 |
PFO
Pathstone Family Office
Englewood,
New Jersey
|
-$10.1M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$6.91M |
EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review
182 of the 5,828 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $854M — down 3% from $880M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of EWA and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 52 trimmed existing stakes and 53 added.
The largest buyer was HRT Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $27.4M. The largest seller was DZ Bank, cutting an estimated $20.8M.
- 182 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q3 2022, down from 189 in Q2 2022.
- Funds reported $854M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q3 2022, down 3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q3 2022 and 34 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q3 2022 was HRT Financial, an estimated $27.4M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q3 2022 was DZ Bank, an estimated $20.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.