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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
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125 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.11B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5,544% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $68.4M | Put options by funds: $1.21M

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $939M → $1.11B (+$175M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 129 → 125 (-4)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 18

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 49

Holders
125
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-3.1%
% of All Funds
4.05%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
15
Increased
36
Reduced
49
Closed
18
Calls
$68.4M
Puts
$1.21M
Net Calls
+$67.2M
Net Calls Change
+$63.8M

Top Buyers

1
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
+$147M
2
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
+$31.1M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$18.4M
4
HT
HAP Trading
New York
+$11.2M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$10.3M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$56.1M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$10.2M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$9.36M
4
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$9.06M
5
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$6.66M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ST
26
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$7.37M +$982K +17,377 +16%
LG
27
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$7M -$139K -2,460 -2%
HRIA
28
Haberer Registered Investment Advisor
Ohio
$6.79M -$1.67M -29,505 -20%
Susquehanna International Group
29
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$6.2M -$5.47M -96,831 -48%
BCI
30
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$5.54M -$1.02M -18,000 -16%
Invesco
31
Invesco
Georgia
$5.18M -$1.61M -28,450 -24%
Prudential Financial
32
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$4.78M +$4.32M +76,450 +1,390%
Wellington Management Group
33
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$4.28M +$586K +10,371 +16%
HPBT
34
High Point Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$4.22M -$2.22M -39,325 -35%
Bank of Nova Scotia
35
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$4.22M -$56.1M -991,981 -93%
LS
36
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$3.76M -$1.3M -23,055 -26%
RTS
37
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$3.64M +$674K +11,933 +24%
PAMU
38
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$3.5M +$1.3M +23,000 +62%
CS
39
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.36M -$2.93M -51,932 -47%
Citigroup
40
Citigroup
New York
$3.17M -$2.46M -43,513 -44%
KC
41
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
$2.91M +$136K +2,404 +5%
Northern Trust
42
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.88M +$90K +1,593 +3%
Schroder Investment Management Group
43
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$2.75M +$2.09M +36,953 +359%
PI
44
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$2.63M +$2.18M +38,583 +581%
Barclays
45
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.59M +$321K +5,679 +15%
MAM
46
Mizuho Asset Management
Japan
$2.49M – – –
EVM
47
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$2.36M -$70.6K -1,250 -3%
FPA
48
Fieldpoint Private Advisors
New York
$2.3M -$356K -6,300 -14%
GG
49
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$2.29M – – –
BBHC
50
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$2.19M -$3.4M -60,075 -62%
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AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

125 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $1.11B — up 19% from $939M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of AAXJ and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 49 trimmed existing stakes and 36 added.

The largest buyer was RiverFront Investment Group, adding an estimated $147M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $56.1M.

  • 125 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q3 2013, down from 129 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.11B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 18 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $147M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $56.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.