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abrdn Australia Equity Fund

33 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.5M invested in abrdn Australia Equity Fund in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 4

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3133 (+2)

0.28% less ownership

Funds ownership: 2.82%2.54% (-0.28%)

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.8M → $14.5M (-$5.25M)

46% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 13

Holders
33
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+6.45%
% of All Funds
0.96%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
7
Reduced
13
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GC
1
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.18M -$1.17M -39,298 -24%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.45M +$122K +4,098 +4%
JGUA
3
John G. Ullman & Associates
New York
$2.01M -$775K -25,953 -25%
NES
4
New England Securities
New York
$1.26M -$210K -7,030 -12%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$746K -$302K -10,112 -26%
VKH
6
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$624K +$613K +20,506 +495%
Commonwealth Equity Services
7
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$619K -$414K -13,860 -36%
U
8
UBS
Switzerland
$559K +$504K +16,870 +323%
Citigroup
9
Citigroup
New York
$504K +$554K +18,549 +1,384%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$489K -$73.9K -2,474 -11%
SG Americas Securities
11
SG Americas Securities
New York
$487K +$574K +19,219 New
CWM
12
Concert Wealth Management
California
$305K +$102K +3,429 +40%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$228K -$167K -5,592 -38%
Fifth Third Bancorp
14
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$193K
FAAS
15
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$140K
BCM
16
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$138K +$163K +5,464 New
LTFS
17
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$107K
WS
18
Wedbush Securities
California
$106K -$14.9K -500 -11%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$85K -$2K -67 -2%
MA
20
MUFG Americas
New York
$51K
Bank of Montreal
21
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$42K
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
22
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$40.7K +$48K +1,608 New
WAM
23
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$39K +$46.9K +1,571 New
Creative Planning
24
Creative Planning
Kansas
$25K -$39.8K -1,333 -57%
US Bancorp
25
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$21K -$11.9K -400 -32%

IAF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

33 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Australia Equity Fund (IAF) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $14.5M — down 27% from $19.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new IAF positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Virtu KCG Holdings, adding an estimated $613K. The largest seller was JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.28M sold.

  • 33 institutional investors held abrdn Australia Equity Fund (IAF) as of Q4 2013, up from 31 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $14.5M of abrdn Australia Equity Fund stock for Q4 2013, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new abrdn Australia Equity Fund positions in Q4 2013 and 4 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Australia Equity Fund buyer in Q4 2013 was Virtu KCG Holdings, an estimated $613K added.
  • The largest abrdn Australia Equity Fund seller in Q4 2013 was JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors, an estimated $1.28M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.