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iShares MSCI Australia ETF
EWA

188 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.27B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 20

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 47

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.08B → $1.27B (+$189M)

7.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.19% → 58.87% (+7.7%)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 178 → 188 (+10)

42% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $912M | Put options by funds: $1.57B

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)

Holders
188
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+5.62%
% of All Funds
2.95%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
31
Increased
64
Reduced
47
Closed
20
Calls
$912M
Puts
$1.57B
Net Calls
-$655M
Net Calls Change
+$163M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$93.4M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$77M
3
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$33.8M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$16.3M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$12M

Top Sellers

1
TCM
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
-$14.8M
2
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
-$14.8M
3
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$12.1M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$11.7M
5
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$9.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$226M -$343 -15 -0%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$218M +$93.4M +4,082,055 +73%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$93.3M +$3.4M +148,504 +4%
Jane Street
4
Jane Street
New York
$76.5M +$77M +3,367,454 +12,842%
Allspring Global Investments
5
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$73.6M +$3.13M +136,865 +4%
Goldman Sachs
6
Goldman Sachs
New York
$65.9M -$207K -9,046 -0.3%
Ameriprise
7
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$36.8M +$16.3M +712,396 +78%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$35.8M +$5.69M +248,569 +19%
Allianz Asset Management
9
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$33.3M +$33.8M +1,476,509 New
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$31.9M +$2.01M +87,786 +7%
1CP
11
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$25.8M +$565K +24,700 +2%
Vontobel Holding
12
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$24.1M -$221K -9,647 -0.9%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$23.6M +$3.93M +171,924 +20%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$22.5M -$5.23M -228,619 -19%
JP Morgan Chase
15
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$22.2M +$1.96M +85,544 +9%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$19.9M +$12M +523,987 +146%
MRC
17
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$17.5M +$920K +40,223 +5%
CCA
18
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$17.5M +$907K +39,658 +5%
TD Asset Management
19
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$17.1M +$42.7K +1,865 +0.2%
Envestnet Asset Management
20
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$11.1M +$3.12M +136,498 +39%
Millennium Management
21
Millennium Management
New York
$10.8M -$11.7M -510,891 -52%
Acadian Asset Management
22
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$8.14M +$725K +31,714 +10%
Schroder Investment Management Group
23
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$7.58M -$3.16M -138,000 -29%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
24
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$7.44M -$475K -20,750 -6%
SAS
25
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
$6.36M +$6.45M +282,127 New
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EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

188 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $1.27B — up 18% from $1.08B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new EWA positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $93.4M. The largest seller was Tradewinds Capital Management, cutting an estimated $14.8M.

  • 188 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q2 2023, up from 178 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.27B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q2 2023, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q2 2023 and 20 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q2 2023 was BlackRock, an estimated $93.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q2 2023 was Tradewinds Capital Management, an estimated $14.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.