iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
270 hedge funds and large institutions have $127B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 108 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.
3,707% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.33B → $127B (+$123B)
46% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 108 | Existing positions reduced: 74
1.47% more ownership
Funds ownership: 50.51% → 51.98% (+1.5%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 10 (0)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 279 → 270 (-9)
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 40
33% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5M | Put options by funds: $7.41M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SLI
Sumitomo Life Insurance
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$232M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$94.3M |
| 3 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$48.1M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$39.2M |
| 5 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$38.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$223M |
| 2 |
WA
WestEnd Advisors
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$89.7M |
| 3 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
-$78.2M |
| 4 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$38.4M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$36.7M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review
270 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $127B — up 3,707% from $3.33B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 40 funds closed out of AAXJ and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 74 trimmed existing stakes and 108 added.
The largest buyer was Sumitomo Life Insurance, opening a new position worth an estimated $232M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $223M.
- 270 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q2 2021, down from 279 in Q1 2021.
- Funds reported $127B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q2 2021, up 3,707% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 40 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was Sumitomo Life Insurance, an estimated $232M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q2 2021 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $223M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.