iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
207 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.74B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
75% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $160M | Put options by funds: $91.8M
57% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 11 (+4)
31% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 29
25% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.4B → $1.74B (+$349M)
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 56
6.74% more ownership
Funds ownership: 35.26% → 42% (+6.7%)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 198 → 207 (+9)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
S
Schroders
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$296M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$77.1M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$64.5M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$44.4M |
| 5 |
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$19.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$44.2M |
| 2 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$18.2M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$18.2M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$10.4M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$8.57M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
207 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.74B — up 25% from $1.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Schroders, opening a new position worth an estimated $296M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $44.2M.
- 207 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q4 2018, up from 198 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $1.74B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 29 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Schroders, an estimated $296M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $44.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.