iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
262 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.2B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.
8% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 52
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 263 → 262 (-1)
4.3% less ownership
Funds ownership: 55.24% → 50.93% (-4.3%)
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 78
43% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 4 (-3)
97% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $504K | Put options by funds: $19M
97% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $85.8B → $2.2B (-$83.6B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$294M |
| 2 |
SLI
Sumitomo Life Insurance
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$96M |
| 3 |
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$13.8M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$10.4M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$10.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$173M |
| 2 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$141M |
| 3 |
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$124M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$111M |
| 5 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$90.4M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
262 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $2.2B — down 97% from $85.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 78 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $294M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $173M sold.
- 262 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q4 2021, down from 263 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $2.2B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q4 2021, down 97% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 52 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $294M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Jane Street, an estimated $173M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.