abrdn Australia Equity Fund
IAF
33 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.1M invested in abrdn Australia Equity Fund in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
300% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 2
22% more funds holding
Funds holding: 27 → 33 (+6)
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 7
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $15.9M → $17.1M (+$1.22M)
0.64% more ownership
Funds ownership: 2.57% → 3.2% (+0.64%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.19M |
| 2 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$741K |
| 3 |
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
Asheville,
North Carolina
|
+$733K |
| 4 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$537K |
| 5 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$337K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NES
New England Securities
New York
|
-$387K |
| 2 |
JGUA
John G. Ullman & Associates
Corning,
New York
|
-$149K |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$38.8K |
| 4 |
NFG
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
|
-$28.3K |
| 5 |
CWM
Concert Wealth Management
San Jose,
California
|
-$21.6K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
| $79K | – | – | – |
|
|
MA
27
MUFG Americas
New York
| $47K | – | – | – |
|
28
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $31K | -$8.84K | -334 | -20% |
|
|
AIG
29
American International Group
New York
| $15.6K | – | – | – |
|
30
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $12K | – | – | – |
|
|
TF
31
Tompkins Financial
Ithaca,
New York
| $9K | – | – | – |
|
|
MFS
32
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| $8K | – | – | – |
|
|
RFA
33
Reilly Financial Advisors
La Mesa,
California
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
|
PAS
34
Partnervest Advisory Services
Santa Barbara,
California
| – | -$13K | -474 | Closed |
|
35
Citigroup
New York
| – | -$5K | -188 | Closed |
|
IAF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
33 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Australia Equity Fund (IAF) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $17.1M — up 7.7% from $15.9M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new IAF positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was City of London Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.19M. The largest seller was New England Securities, cutting an estimated $387K.
- 33 institutional investors held abrdn Australia Equity Fund (IAF) as of Q3 2014, up from 27 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $17.1M of abrdn Australia Equity Fund stock for Q3 2014, up 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new abrdn Australia Equity Fund positions in Q3 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest abrdn Australia Equity Fund buyer in Q3 2014 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $1.19M added.
- The largest abrdn Australia Equity Fund seller in Q3 2014 was New England Securities, an estimated $387K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.