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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

174 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.06B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.87%53.74% (-5.1%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 188174 (-14)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.27B → $1.06B (-$208M)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 59

39% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 33

50% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $771M | Put options by funds: $1.55B

Holders
174
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-7.45%
% of All Funds
2.76%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
20
Increased
42
Reduced
59
Closed
33
Calls
$771M
Puts
$1.55B
Net Calls
-$777M
Net Calls Change
-$123M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$215M -$334 -15 -0%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$189M -$20.1M -901,529 -9%
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$75.8M +$13.3M +599,053 +20%
Allspring Global Investments
4
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$70.8M +$597K +26,803 +0.8%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$43.9M +$9.16M +411,405 +25%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$33.3M -$895K -40,197 -3%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$31.3M +$897K +40,308 +3%
1CP
8
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$24.3M -$254K -11,400 -1%
Vontobel Holding
9
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$23M -$32.6K -1,465 -0.1%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$22.3M -$69M -3,098,536 -75%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$20.1M +$1.2M +54,030 +6%
Bank of America
12
Bank of America
North Carolina
$19.6M -$1.91M -85,815 -9%
OMC
13
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$19.2M +$18.8M +843,603 +1,767%
Morgan Stanley
14
Morgan Stanley
New York
$18.5M -$4.12M -185,060 -18%
Allianz Asset Management
15
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$18.5M -$13.7M -616,696 -42%
MRC
16
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$16.1M -$596K -26,796 -3%
CCA
17
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$16.1M -$556K -24,984 -3%
JP Morgan Chase
18
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$15.1M -$6.38M -286,711 -29%
FTUS
19
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$12.6M +$12.8M +573,582 +4,756%
FMI
20
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$10M +$10.4M +465,100 New
Mirae Asset Global Investments
21
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$9.02M +$1.99M +89,380 +27%
Envestnet Asset Management
22
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$8.74M -$1.87M -84,065 -17%
Jane Street
23
Jane Street
New York
$8.47M -$66.8M -3,000,075 -88%
Acadian Asset Management
24
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$7.87M +$108K +4,830 +1%
SAS
25
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
$6.99M +$953K +42,828 +15%

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

174 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $1.06B — down 16% from $1.27B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of EWA and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 59 trimmed existing stakes and 42 added.

The largest buyer was Old Mission Capital, adding an estimated $18.8M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $69M.

  • 174 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q3 2023, down from 188 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.06B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q3 2023, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q3 2023 and 33 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q3 2023 was Old Mission Capital, an estimated $18.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q3 2023 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $69M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.