Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust
FXA
30 hedge funds and large institutions have $28M invested in Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
12% less funds holding
Funds holding: 34 → 30 (-4)
12.14% less ownership
Funds ownership: 33.25% → 21.11% (-12%)
36% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 14
43% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.04M | Put options by funds: $5.33M
49% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $54.8M → $28M (-$26.8M)
50% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 8
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$880K |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$880K |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$718K |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$107K |
| 5 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$88.3K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$17.5M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.39M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$1.86M |
| 4 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$1.74M |
| 5 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.71M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AF
26
Advisornet Financial
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
| $18K | +$17.7K | +230 | New |
|
27
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $15K | – | – | – |
|
|
CG
28
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| $7K | -$7.69K | -100 | -50% |
|
29
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
|
IA
30
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
| $1K | -$923 | -12 | -44% |
|
|
31
Goldman Sachs
New York
| – | -$17.5M | -222,797 | Closed |
|
|
32
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$1.71M | -21,800 | Closed |
|
33
First Manhattan
New York
| – | -$744K | -9,498 | Closed |
|
|
NC
34
NewSquare Capital
Newtown Square,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$415K | -5,296 | Closed |
|
|
FTUS
35
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| – | -$237K | -3,017 | Closed |
|
36
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$31K | -400 | Closed |
|
37
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$8K | -102 | Closed |
|
FXA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
30 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust (FXA) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $28M — down 49% from $54.8M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of FXA and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $880K. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, exiting entirely with an estimated $17.5M sold.
- 30 institutional investors held Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust (FXA) as of Q4 2017, down from 34 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $28M of Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust stock for Q4 2017, down 49% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust positions in Q4 2017 and 8 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust buyer in Q4 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $880K added.
- The largest Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust seller in Q4 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $17.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.