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Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust
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36 hedge funds and large institutions have $80.1M invested in Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

74% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $40.4M | Put options by funds: $23.1M

0.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 32.32% → 32.12% (-0.21%)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $83.6M → $80.1M (-$3.52M)

18% less funds holding

Funds holding: 44 → 36 (-8)

42% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 12

46% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 13

Holders
36
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-18.18%
% of All Funds
0.96%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
7
Reduced
12
Closed
13
Calls
$40.4M
Puts
$23.1M
Net Calls
+$17.2M
Net Calls Change
+$10.8M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$8.32M
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$7.27M
3
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
+$4.67M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$2.26M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$1.09M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$13.2M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$4.43M
3
LG
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
-$1.64M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$799K
5
EAM
Evanson Asset Management
California
-$729K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Creative Planning
26
Creative Planning
Kansas
$49K -$8.56K -100 -14%
KT
27
Kanaly Trust
Texas
$42K – – –
NES
28
New England Securities
New York
$40K – – –
HNB
29
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$25K – – –
DOA
30
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$19K – – –
OIA
31
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$16K – – –
PFSC
32
Peoples Financial Services Corp
Pennsylvania
$16K – – –
Barclays
33
Barclays
United Kingdom
$15K -$249K -2,907 -94%
FCCM
34
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$10.2K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
35
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$10K – – –
TDC
36
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$7K +$257 +3 +4%
JP Morgan Chase
37
JP Morgan Chase
New York
– -$13.2M -150,110 Closed
CS
38
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
– -$4.43M -50,514 Closed
LG
39
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
– -$1.64M -18,649 Closed
KIA
40
KCM Investment Advisors
California
– -$445K -5,070 Closed
JT
41
Jump Trading
Illinois
– -$351K -3,999 Closed
GAM
42
Gemmer Asset Management
California
– -$245K -2,796 Closed
ST
43
Spot Trading
Illinois
– -$202K -2,300 Closed
HRIA
44
Haberer Registered Investment Advisor
Ohio
– -$99K -1,125 Closed
Ameriprise
45
Ameriprise
Minnesota
– -$81K -919 Closed
MHS
46
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
– -$42K -483 Closed
NFG
47
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$22K -250 Closed
WAS
48
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
– -$12K -140 Closed
WRM
49
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
– -$8K -95 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
50
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– +$86 +1 New
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FXA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

36 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust (FXA) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $80.1M — down 4.2% from $83.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of FXA and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $8.32M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.2M sold.

  • 36 institutional investors held Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust (FXA) as of Q4 2014, down from 44 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $80.1M of Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust stock for Q4 2014, down 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust positions in Q4 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust buyer in Q4 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $8.32M added.
  • The largest Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust seller in Q4 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $13.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.