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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

178 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.08B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 49

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.11B → $1.08B (-$25.4M)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 185178 (-7)

12% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 34

16.49% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.68%51.19% (-16%)

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.2B | Put options by funds: $2.02B

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 42 (-2)

Holders
178
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-3.78%
% of All Funds
2.84%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
30
Increased
59
Reduced
49
Closed
34
Calls
$1.2B
Puts
$2.02B
Net Calls
-$818M
Net Calls Change
-$306M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$229M +$50.5M +2,158,506 +28%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$128M -$18.3M -781,353 -12%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$91.5M +$940K +40,215 +1%
Allspring Global Investments
4
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$71.7M -$883K -37,743 -1%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$67.3M +$13.3M +569,047 +24%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$30.7M +$8.49M +362,888 +37%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$30.4M +$1.26M +53,854 +4%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$28.1M -$1.51M -64,779 -5%
1CP
9
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$25.7M +$613K +26,200 +2%
Vontobel Holding
10
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$24.8M -$911K -38,937 -3%
Millennium Management
11
Millennium Management
New York
$22.7M +$23.1M +988,777 New
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$21.1M -$3.03M -129,403 -12%
JP Morgan Chase
13
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$20.7M +$6.93M +296,242 +49%
Morgan Stanley
14
Morgan Stanley
New York
$20.1M -$1.45M -61,968 -7%
TD Asset Management
15
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$17.4M -$94.1K -4,025 -0.5%
MRC
16
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$16.9M +$595K +25,429 +4%
CCA
17
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$16.9M +$586K +25,058 +4%
TCM
18
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$15.6M +$15.1M +647,598 +2,101%
PL
19
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
$14.8M +$7.34M +313,800 +94%
RJFSA
20
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$12.5M +$12.4M +529,102 +3,527%
HSBC Holdings
21
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$12.2M -$855K -36,560 -6%
Schroder Investment Management Group
22
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$10.9M
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$8.22M +$2.51M +107,318 +43%
Envestnet Asset Management
24
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$8.12M +$83.2K +3,556 +1%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
25
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$8.05M -$4.05M -173,140 -33%

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

178 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $1.08B — down 2.3% from $1.11B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of EWA and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 49 trimmed existing stakes and 59 added.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $50.5M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $114M.

  • 178 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2023, down from 185 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.08B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2023, down 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 34 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $50.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2023 was Jane Street, an estimated $114M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.