Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust
FXA
33 hedge funds and large institutions have $80.2M invested in Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
171% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $66.7M | Put options by funds: $24.6M
96% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $41M → $80.2M (+$39.2M)
23.21% more ownership
Funds ownership: 21.94% → 45.15% (+23%)
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 36 → 33 (-3)
36% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 11
40% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 5
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$19.3M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$13.5M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$2.73M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$2.59M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$1.18M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$755K |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$584K |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$212K |
| 4 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$119K |
| 5 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$64.5K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DOA
26
D'Orazio & Associates
Falls Church,
Virginia
| $18K | – | – | – |
|
|
27
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $14K | -$584K | -7,498 | -98% |
|
|
WAS
28
Winch Advisory Services
Appleton,
Wisconsin
| $11K | – | – | – |
|
|
PFSC
29
Peoples Financial Services Corp
Dunmore,
Pennsylvania
| $9K | -$6.23K | -80 | -40% |
|
30
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| $8K | – | – | – |
|
|
RBC
31
Roble Belko & Company
Sewickley,
Pennsylvania
| $8K | +$7.79K | +100 | New |
|
|
TDC
32
Thompson Davis & Co
Richmond,
Virginia
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
|
TFA
33
Transamerica Financial Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
|
ED
34
Exane Derivatives
Paris,
France
| – | -$58.1K | -762 | Closed |
|
35
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$38K | -500 | Closed |
|
36
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$15K | -200 | Closed |
|
|
ONB
37
Old National Bancorp
Evansville,
Indiana
| – | -$14K | -179 | Closed |
|
38
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$2.57K | -33 | -97% |
|
FXA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
33 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust (FXA) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $80.2M — up 96% from $41M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of FXA and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $19.3M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $755K.
- 33 institutional investors held Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust (FXA) as of Q2 2015, down from 36 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $80.2M of Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust stock for Q2 2015, up 96% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust positions in Q2 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust buyer in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $19.3M added.
- The largest Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust seller in Q2 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $755K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.