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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
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171 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.36B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

157% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 14

109% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $420K | Put options by funds: $201K

88% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 15 (+7)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 151 → 171 (+20)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.22B → $1.36B (+$134M)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 58

Holders
171
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+13.25%
% of All Funds
4.56%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+87.5%
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
36
Increased
53
Reduced
58
Closed
14
Calls
$420K
Puts
$201K
Net Calls
+$219K
Net Calls Change
+$17K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$67.9M
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$54.9M
3
SGDR
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
+$42.8M
4
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$32M
5
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$22.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$55.2M
2
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
-$24.4M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$14M
4
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
-$14M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$13.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LI
26
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$12.4M +$252K +4,110 +2%
CWA
27
Convergent Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$11.2M -$785K -12,778 -6%
PWAG
28
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$11.2M +$77.8K +1,266 +0.7%
RJA
29
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$11.2M -$449K -7,313 -4%
NYLIM
30
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$10.6M +$10.7M +174,018 New
CLOS
31
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$10.6M – – –
UBS Group
32
UBS Group
Switzerland
$9.44M +$9.51M +154,873 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
33
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$8.13M – – –
Prudential Financial
34
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$7.31M +$1.84M +30,000 +33%
CB
35
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$6.23M +$115K +1,864 +2%
GAG
36
GM Advisory Group
New York
$6.11M +$337K +5,487 +6%
HPBT
37
High Point Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$6.05M +$1.27M +20,690 +26%
KHLMTHM
38
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet
Israel
$5.9M +$5.95M +96,880 New
LG
39
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$5.83M -$730K -11,881 -11%
BPCA
40
Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia)
Singapore
$5.49M -$369K -6,010 -6%
P
41
Palladiem
Pennsylvania
$5.3M +$5.34M +87,010 New
Mariner
42
Mariner
Kansas
$5.28M +$2.41M +39,171 +83%
LS
43
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$5.22M +$971K +15,800 +23%
CS
44
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$5.17M +$2M +32,606 +62%
Bank of New York Mellon
45
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$5.16M +$13.8K +225 +0.3%
VKH
46
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$4.85M -$2.78M -45,232 -36%
FTUS
47
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$4.58M +$2.58M +42,027 +127%
CCM
48
Canal Capital Management
Virginia
$4.44M +$4.47M +72,842 New
BAAM
49
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$4.03M -$242K -3,939 -6%
RTS
50
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$3.96M +$714K +11,624 +22%
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AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

171 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.36B — up 11% from $1.22B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 58 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $67.9M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, cutting an estimated $55.2M.

  • 171 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q4 2014, up from 151 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.36B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $67.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q4 2014 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $55.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.