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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

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: 77 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 129125 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RCA
51
Rex Capital Advisors
Rhode Island
$2.03M +$113 +2 +0%
Jane Street
52
Jane Street
New York
$1.91M -$10.2M -180,119 -85%
SB
53
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.82M -$2.6M -46,063 -60%
CC
54
Callan Capital
California
$1.68M
FT
55
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$1.62M -$97.7K -1,728 -6%
Nomura Holdings
56
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$1.3M +$1.26M +22,329 New
MFO
57
Marcuard Family Office
Switzerland
$1.12M +$475K +8,403 +78%
Neuberger Berman Group
58
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$1.11M -$274K -4,851 -20%
WBC
59
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$1.08M +$440K +7,784 +72%
GT
60
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$1.05M
Mariner
61
Mariner
Kansas
$1.04M +$712K +12,604 +239%
CCA
62
Cobblestone Capital Advisors
New York
$988K -$90.1K -1,595 -9%
Comerica Bank
63
Comerica Bank
Texas
$974K +$945K +16,720 New
GIM
64
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$970K -$950K -16,806 -50%
TAM
65
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$935K -$28.3K -500 -3%
SI
66
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$931K +$445K +7,875 +97%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
67
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$918K -$6.66M -117,756 -88%
BG
68
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$915K -$53.4K -945 -6%
MIS
69
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$820K +$215K +3,806 +38%
LPL Financial
70
LPL Financial
California
$787K -$349K -6,168 -32%
BKBG
71
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Belgium
$758K
LWCFA
72
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$754K +$57 +1 +0%
WA
73
WestEnd Advisors
North Carolina
$707K -$1.43M -25,325 -68%
FNBOO
74
First National Bank of Omaha
Nebraska
$700K -$46.2K -818 -6%
PG
75
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$671K +$1.3M +23,000 New

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.