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Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust
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46 hedge funds and large institutions have $133M invested in Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

242% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $48.2M | Put options by funds: $14.1M

6.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.06% → 42.1% (+6%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $134M → $133M (-$891K)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 49 → 46 (-3)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 14

53% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 15

Holders
46
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-6.12%
% of All Funds
1.33%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
7
Reduced
15
Closed
14
Calls
$48.2M
Puts
$14.1M
Net Calls
+$34.1M
Net Calls Change
+$65.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$19.7M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$4.75M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$3.66M
4
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
+$3.24M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$2.04M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$19M
2
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$11.7M
3
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
-$3.87M
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$2.05M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.29M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WBG
26
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$216K -$186K -2,069 -47%
ST
27
Spot Trading
Illinois
$214K +$206K +2,300 New
AIG
28
American International Group
New York
$212K +$117K +1,303 +134%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
29
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$206K +$199K +2,214 New
HRIA
30
Haberer Registered Investment Advisor
Ohio
$105K – – –
GT
31
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$102K – – –
Citadel Advisors
32
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$91K +$88.1K +982 New
FMII
33
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$87K -$24.2K -270 -22%
Ameriprise
34
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$71K -$6.37K -71 -9%
KT
35
Kanaly Trust
Texas
$48K – – –
NES
36
New England Securities
New York
$46K -$12.1K -135 -21%
LTFS
37
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$25K -$36K -401 -60%
DOA
38
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$21K – – –
OIA
39
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$19K – – –
PFSC
40
Peoples Financial Services Corp
Pennsylvania
$19K – – –
WAS
41
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$13K +$12.5K +139 New
CFA
42
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$12K +$11.2K +125 New
FCCM
43
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$11.6K +$11.2K +125 New
CAL
44
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$10K – – –
WRM
45
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$9K – – –
FMA
46
FNY Managed Accounts
New York
$3K +$2.69K +30 New
AGA
47
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
– -$3.87M -43,310 Closed
Barclays
48
Barclays
United Kingdom
– -$2.05M -22,870 Closed
Walleye Trading
49
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$867K -9,662 Closed
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
50
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
– -$439K -4,906 Closed
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FXA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

46 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust (FXA) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $133M — down 0.67% from $134M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of FXA and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $19.7M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $19M.

  • 46 institutional investors held Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust (FXA) as of Q1 2014, down from 49 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $133M of Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust stock for Q1 2014, down 0.67% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust positions in Q1 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust buyer in Q1 2014 was Citigroup, an estimated $19.7M added.
  • The largest Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust seller in Q1 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $19M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.