iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
141 hedge funds and large institutions have $866M invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 77 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.
7% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $480K | Put options by funds: $517K
24% less funds holding
Funds holding: 186 → 141 (-45)
54% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.87B → $866M (-$1.01B)
61% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 77
81% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 53
88% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 2 (-15)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
AG
AIA Group
Hong Kong
|
+$14.2M |
| 2 |
AI
Accredited Investors
Edina,
Minnesota
|
+$14.1M |
| 3 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$14M |
| 4 |
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
|
+$6.37M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$5.35M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$235M |
| 2 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$85M |
| 3 |
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Cedar Rapids,
Iowa
|
-$58.5M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$45.3M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$41.1M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
141 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $866M — down 54% from $1.87B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 53 funds closed out of AAXJ and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 43 holders — while 77 trimmed existing stakes and 30 added.
The largest buyer was AIA Group, adding an estimated $14.2M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $235M.
- 141 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q3 2015, down from 186 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $866M of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 54% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 53 closed out, a net change of -43 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was AIA Group, an estimated $14.2M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q3 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $235M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.