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Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust
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49 hedge funds and large institutions have $134M invested in Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 11

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 16

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 50 → 49 (-1)

8.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.15% → 36.06% (-8.1%)

32% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $198M → $134M (-$64.2M)

59% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $21.1M | Put options by funds: $52M

Holders
49
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2%
% of All Funds
1.42%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
15
Increased
12
Reduced
11
Closed
16
Calls
$21.1M
Puts
$52M
Net Calls
-$30.9M
Net Calls Change
-$8.81M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$12.6M
2
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
+$4.02M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$3.74M
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$1.81M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.63M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$32.1M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$16.8M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$13.6M
4
RCP
Rothschild Capital Partners
New York
-$6.46M
5
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
-$4.11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RCP
51
Rothschild Capital Partners
New York
– -$6.46M -69,200 Closed
Comerica Bank
52
Comerica Bank
Texas
– -$3.32M -35,549 Closed
ST
53
Spot Trading
Illinois
– -$2.73M -29,227 Closed
JT
54
Jump Trading
Illinois
– -$2.24M -23,956 Closed
JG
55
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$2.2M -23,674 Closed
UCFA
56
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
– -$635K -6,793 Closed
IAM
57
Impax Asset Management
New Hampshire
– -$561K -6,000 Closed
CIM
58
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
– -$215K -2,302 Closed
GG
59
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
– -$206K -2,200 Closed
1IC
60
1919 Investment Counsel
Maryland
– -$71K -759 Closed
Deutsche Bank
61
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$56K -600 Closed
PNC Financial Services Group
62
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
– -$52K -566 Closed
TF
63
Tompkins Financial
New York
– -$21K -226 Closed
ST
64
Stifel Trust
Missouri
– -$19K -200 Closed
CFA
65
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
– -$11K -125 Closed
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FXA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

49 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust (FXA) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $134M — down 32% from $198M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of FXA and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Virtu KCG Holdings, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.6M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $32.1M.

  • 49 institutional investors held Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust (FXA) as of Q4 2013, down from 50 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $134M of Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust stock for Q4 2013, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust positions in Q4 2013 and 16 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust buyer in Q4 2013 was Virtu KCG Holdings, an estimated $12.6M added.
  • The largest Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust seller in Q4 2013 was Citigroup, an estimated $32.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.