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abrdn Australia Equity Fund
IAF

38 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.9M invested in abrdn Australia Equity Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 5

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.5M → $21.9M (+$3.44M)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 34 → 38 (+4)

0.87% more ownership

Funds ownership: 5% → 5.87% (+0.87%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 10

Holders
38
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+11.76%
% of All Funds
1%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
10
Reduced
10
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$1.93M
2
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$364K
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$284K
4
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
+$267K
5
ICM
Ionic Capital Management
New York
+$265K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
-$1.32M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$167K
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$155K
4
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
-$91K
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$74.1K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fifth Third Bancorp
26
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$63K – – –
NFG
27
Next Financial Group
Texas
$35K +$11.2K +674 +44%
BBPWM
28
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$31K +$23.7K +1,433 +318%
Royal Bank of Canada
29
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$30K +$16.7K +1,010 +128%
AIG
30
American International Group
New York
$22K -$4.42K -267 -17%
IA
31
IFP Advisors
Florida
$22K +$22.5K +1,359 New
Bank of Montreal
32
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$16K – – –
LTFS
33
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$7K -$2.78K -168 -27%
MFS
34
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$6K – – –
Citigroup
35
Citigroup
New York
$3K +$3.43K +207 New
AF
36
Allworth Financial
California
$2K – – –
Creative Planning
37
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1K – – –
TSW
38
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$1K – – –
FAAS
39
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$91K -5,648 Closed
Stifel Financial
40
Stifel Financial
Missouri
– -$62K -3,848 Closed
BFEC
41
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
– -$14K -895 Closed
WCM
42
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
– -$3K -200 Closed
TRCT
43
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$1K -31 Closed
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IAF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

38 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Australia Equity Fund (IAF) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $21.9M — up 19% from $18.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new IAF positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was 1607 Capital Partners, adding an estimated $1.93M. The largest seller was Karpus Investment Management, cutting an estimated $1.32M.

  • 38 institutional investors held abrdn Australia Equity Fund (IAF) as of Q4 2015, up from 34 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $21.9M of abrdn Australia Equity Fund stock for Q4 2015, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new abrdn Australia Equity Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Australia Equity Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was 1607 Capital Partners, an estimated $1.93M added.
  • The largest abrdn Australia Equity Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $1.32M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.