iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
192 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.35B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
31% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 58
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 10 (+2)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.25B → $1.35B (+$102M)
6.63% more ownership
Funds ownership: 40.8% → 47.43% (+6.6%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 205 → 192 (-13)
48% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 27
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$160M |
| 2 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$37.6M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$27.7M |
| 4 |
MIH
Meitav Investment House
Bene-Beraq,
Israel
|
+$26.6M |
| 5 |
KHLMVGHM
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
+$24.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$141M |
| 2 |
OCBCO
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC)
Singapore
|
-$33.9M |
| 3 |
FFM
Fullerton Fund Management
Singapore
|
-$25.6M |
| 4 |
HI
Horizon Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$21M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$20.8M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review
192 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $1.35B — up 8.2% from $1.25B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of AAXJ and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 58 trimmed existing stakes and 76 added.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $160M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $141M.
- 192 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q2 2023, down from 205 in Q1 2023.
- Funds reported $1.35B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q2 2023, up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q2 2023 and 27 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2023 was Jane Street, an estimated $160M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q2 2023 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $141M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.