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Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust
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44 hedge funds and large institutions have $83.6M invested in Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

39% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $23M | Put options by funds: $16.5M

12.82% less ownership

Funds ownership: 45.14% → 32.32% (-13%)

17% less funds holding

Funds holding: 53 → 44 (-9)

38% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $134M → $83.6M (-$50.6M)

59% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 17

64% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
44
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-16.98%
% of All Funds
1.28%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
7
Reduced
17
Closed
14
Calls
$23M
Puts
$16.5M
Net Calls
+$6.43M
Net Calls Change
+$18.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$2.02M
2
LG
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
+$1.73M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$371K
4
JT
Jump Trading
Illinois
+$370K
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$236K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$10.8M
2
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
-$10.4M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$7.5M
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$5.4M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$2.68M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HRIA
26
Haberer Registered Investment Advisor
Ohio
$99K – – –
AIG
27
American International Group
New York
$82.8K -$4.63K -50 -5%
FMII
28
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$82K – – –
Ameriprise
29
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$81K +$11K +119 +15%
Creative Planning
30
Creative Planning
Kansas
$61K -$1.85K -20 -3%
KT
31
Kanaly Trust
Texas
$46K – – –
NES
32
New England Securities
New York
$43K – – –
MHS
33
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$42K +$44.7K +483 New
ST
34
Stifel Trust
Missouri
$36K +$37K +400 New
NFG
35
Next Financial Group
Texas
$22K -$185 -2 -0.8%
DOA
36
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$20K – – –
OIA
37
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$18K – – –
PFSC
38
Peoples Financial Services Corp
Pennsylvania
$18K – – –
LTFS
39
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$12K -$353K -3,811 -96%
WAS
40
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$12K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
41
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$11K -$7.5M -81,025 -100%
FCCM
42
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$11K – – –
WRM
43
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$8K – – –
TDC
44
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$7K +$7.59K +82 New
BFA
45
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$10.4M -109,703 Closed
AssetMark Inc
46
AssetMark Inc
California
– -$2.03M -21,532 Closed
Capstone Investment Advisors
47
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
– -$1.7M -18,000 Closed
Jane Street
48
Jane Street
New York
– -$1.17M -12,430 Closed
AGA
49
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
– -$998K -10,575 Closed
BIT
50
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
– -$716K -7,585 Closed
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FXA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

44 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust (FXA) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $83.6M — down 38% from $134M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of FXA and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 17 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $2.02M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $10.8M.

  • 44 institutional investors held Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust (FXA) as of Q3 2014, down from 53 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $83.6M of Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust stock for Q3 2014, down 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust positions in Q3 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust buyer in Q3 2014 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $2.02M added.
  • The largest Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust seller in Q3 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $10.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.