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Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust
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49 hedge funds and large institutions have $134M invested in Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 11

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 16

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 50 → 49 (-1)

8.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.15% → 36.06% (-8.1%)

32% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $198M → $134M (-$64.2M)

59% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $21.1M | Put options by funds: $52M

Holders
49
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2%
% of All Funds
1.42%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
15
Increased
12
Reduced
11
Closed
16
Calls
$21.1M
Puts
$52M
Net Calls
-$30.9M
Net Calls Change
-$8.81M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$12.6M
2
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
+$4.02M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$3.74M
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$1.81M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.63M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$32.1M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$16.8M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$13.6M
4
RCP
Rothschild Capital Partners
New York
-$6.46M
5
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
-$4.11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Truist Financial
26
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$297K – – –
LPL Financial
27
LPL Financial
California
$270K -$79.2K -853 -22%
KFS
28
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$250K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
29
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$236K +$40.7K +438 +20%
Group One Trading
30
Group One Trading
Illinois
$224K +$232K +2,500 New
MP
31
Manifold Partners
California
$150K +$156K +1,676 New
FMII
32
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$108K – – –
HRIA
33
Haberer Registered Investment Advisor
Ohio
$101K – – –
GT
34
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$98K – – –
AIG
35
American International Group
New York
$87.2K +$2.42K +26 +3%
Ameriprise
36
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$74K +$5.57K +60 +8%
LTFS
37
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$61K +$6.22K +67 +11%
NES
38
New England Securities
New York
$56K -$10.2K -110 -15%
KT
39
Kanaly Trust
Texas
$47K +$48.3K +520 New
WA
40
WFG Advisors
Texas
$31K – – –
HNB
41
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$27K – – –
VIA
42
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$24K +$24.6K +265 New
DOA
43
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$20K +$21.2K +228 New
MIM
44
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$19K – – –
OIA
45
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$18K – – –
PFSC
46
Peoples Financial Services Corp
Pennsylvania
$18K +$18.6K +200 New
BCM
47
Blume Capital Management
California
$16K +$16.3K +175 New
CAL
48
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$10K +$10.1K +109 New
WRM
49
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$8K – – –
Creative Planning
50
Creative Planning
Kansas
$5K -$43.1K -464 -89%
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FXA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

49 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust (FXA) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $134M — down 32% from $198M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of FXA and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Virtu KCG Holdings, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.6M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $32.1M.

  • 49 institutional investors held Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust (FXA) as of Q4 2013, down from 50 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $134M of Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust stock for Q4 2013, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust positions in Q4 2013 and 16 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust buyer in Q4 2013 was Virtu KCG Holdings, an estimated $12.6M added.
  • The largest Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust seller in Q4 2013 was Citigroup, an estimated $32.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.