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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

165 hedge funds and large institutions have $943M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2024 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 17

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $830M → $943M (+$113M)

10.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.81%62.06% (+10%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 161165 (+4)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 54

46% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $793M | Put options by funds: $1.47B

Holders
165
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.48%
% of All Funds
2.37%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
24
Increased
46
Reduced
54
Closed
17
Calls
$793M
Puts
$1.47B
Net Calls
-$677M
Net Calls Change
-$92.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$271M -$3.31K -131 -0%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$84.6M +$18.5M +729,605 +31%
Allspring Global Investments
3
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$78.6M -$2.55M -100,887 -3%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$72.5M -$25.5M -1,006,700 -27%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
5
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$53M +$49.4M +1,954,550 New
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$43M +$6.3M +249,128 +19%
Jane Street
7
Jane Street
New York
$40.9M +$30.8M +1,218,500 +420%
Vontobel Holding
8
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$23.9M +$3.11K +123 +0%
CM
9
Cercano Management
Washington
$20.5M +$19.2M +757,744 New
CCA
10
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$19.6M -$996K -39,383 -5%
MRC
11
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$19.6M -$996K -39,383 -5%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$15.5M -$1.89M -74,692 -12%
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$14.8M -$11.1M -439,820 -45%
FMI
14
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$12.6M
Mirae Asset Global Investments
15
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$12.5M +$2.69M +106,310 +30%
Acadian Asset Management
16
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$12.4M -$93.6K -3,701 -0.8%
JP Morgan Chase
17
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$12.1M -$2.97M -117,297 -21%
HSBC Holdings
18
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$9.23M -$703K -27,800 -8%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.06M +$514K +20,311 +7%
HighTower Advisors
20
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$6.64M -$14.2K -562 -0.2%
RP
21
Rice Partnership
Hawaii
$6.5M -$53.5K -2,116 -0.9%
Schroder Investment Management Group
22
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$5.23M -$2.57M -101,619 -34%
PHAM
23
Palisades Hudson Asset Management
Florida
$4.83M +$66.2K +2,618 +1%
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$4.69M +$2.81M +111,075 +179%
PCH
25
PGIM Custom Harvest
New Jersey
$4.36M +$32.8K +1,298 +0.8%

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2024 in Review

165 of the 6,964 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q3 2024, worth a combined $943M — up 14% from $830M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new EWA positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), opening a new position worth an estimated $49.4M. The largest seller was Tradewinds Capital Management, cutting an estimated $27.3M.

  • 165 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q3 2024, up from 161 in Q2 2024.
  • Funds reported $943M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q3 2024, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q3 2024 and 17 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q3 2024 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $49.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q3 2024 was Tradewinds Capital Management, an estimated $27.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2024.