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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

168 hedge funds and large institutions have $850M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 27

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $728M → $850M (+$122M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 160168 (+8)

1.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.31%53.14% (+1.8%)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 46

1% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $809M | Put options by funds: $800M

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
168
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+5%
% of All Funds
2.21%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
36
Increased
50
Reduced
46
Closed
27
Calls
$809M
Puts
$800M
Net Calls
+$8.47M
Net Calls Change
-$183M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$263M -$299 -12 -0%
Goldman Sachs
2
Goldman Sachs
New York
$91.9M +$23.3M +936,612 +37%
Allspring Global Investments
3
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$65.3M -$1.83M -73,398 -3%
Fidelity International
4
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$51.1M +$12.1M +486,019 +33%
HSBC Holdings
5
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$38.6M -$6.92M -277,666 -16%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$33M +$17M +679,995 +119%
Vontobel Holding
7
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$23M -$485K -19,442 -2%
Jane Street
8
Jane Street
New York
$20.7M +$19.6M +788,118 New
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$20.6M -$3.1M -124,227 -14%
Raymond James Financial
10
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$20.5M +$18.8M +754,484 +3,134%
CCA
11
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$20.4M -$1.52M -61,055 -7%
MRC
12
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$20.4M -$1.52M -61,055 -7%
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$12.1M -$8.5M -340,839 -42%
Acadian Asset Management
14
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$11.3M -$213K -8,533 -2%
Bank of Nova Scotia
15
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$10.1M +$9.59M +384,800 New
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$9.47M +$4.81M +193,053 +116%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
17
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$8.23M +$717K +28,762 +10%
HighTower Advisors
18
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$7.03M +$1.28M +51,467 +24%
GB
19
Gunma Bank
Japan
$6.84M
SWA
20
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$6.13M +$284K +11,406 +5%
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.57M -$7.4M -296,825 -58%
PHAM
22
Palisades Hudson Asset Management
Florida
$5.16M +$93.4K +3,746 +2%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$5.15M -$5.72M -229,487 -54%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.18M +$981K +39,348 +33%
Ameriprise
25
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.17M +$3.63M +145,711 +1,146%

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

168 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $850M — up 17% from $728M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new EWA positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $23.3M. The largest seller was Polianta Ltd, exiting entirely with an estimated $12.3M sold.

  • 168 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q2 2025, up from 160 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $850M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 27 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $23.3M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Polianta Ltd, an estimated $12.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.