iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
222 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.97B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
80% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 20
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.74B → $1.97B (+$222M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 207 → 222 (+15)
2.42% more ownership
Funds ownership: 42% → 44.42% (+2.4%)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 70
36% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 7 (-4)
78% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $35.8M | Put options by funds: $165M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$62M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$53.1M |
| 3 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$42.5M |
| 4 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$38.6M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$38.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$75.4M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$63M |
| 3 |
MB
Mizuho Bank
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$61M |
| 4 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$42.4M |
| 5 |
DILIC
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$19.9M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
222 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $1.97B — up 13% from $1.74B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 60 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $62M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $75.4M.
- 222 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q1 2019, up from 207 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $1.97B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 20 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Citigroup, an estimated $62M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q1 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $75.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.