iShares MSCI Australia ETF
161 hedge funds and large institutions have $830M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2024 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
6.98% more ownership
Funds ownership: 44.83% → 51.81% (+7%)
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 46
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $850M → $830M (-$19.3M)
11% less funds holding
Funds holding: 181 → 161 (-20)
44% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $734M | Put options by funds: $1.32B
47% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 36
Top Buyers
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$43.3M |
| 2 |
TCM
Tradewinds Capital Management
Bellingham,
Washington
|
+$26.3M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$23.3M |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$16.6M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$9.44M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$43.6M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$11.2M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$11.1M |
| 4 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$9.86M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$9.77M |
EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2024 in Review
161 of the 6,924 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q2 2024, worth a combined $830M — down 2.3% from $850M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of EWA and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 46 trimmed existing stakes and 48 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $43.3M. The largest seller was Allianz Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $43.6M sold.
- 161 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q2 2024, down from 181 in Q1 2024.
- Funds reported $830M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q2 2024, down 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q2 2024 and 36 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q2 2024 was BlackRock, an estimated $43.3M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q2 2024 was Allianz Asset Management, an estimated $43.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2024.