iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
279 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.33B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 104 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
222% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 18
49% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 104 | Existing positions reduced: 70
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 10 (+2)
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.81B → $3.33B (+$519M)
16% more funds holding
Funds holding: 240 → 279 (+39)
1.84% more ownership
Funds ownership: 48.67% → 50.51% (+1.8%)
58% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.73M | Put options by funds: $6.56M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$286M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$183M |
| 3 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$80.3M |
| 4 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$68.2M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$54.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$421M |
| 2 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
-$104M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$15.1M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$14.9M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$10.9M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
279 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $3.33B — up 18% from $2.81B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 40 holders — while 104 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $286M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $421M.
- 279 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q1 2021, up from 240 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $3.33B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 58 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 18 closed out, a net change of +40 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Jane Street, an estimated $286M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $421M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.