iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
201 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
40% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 7 (+2)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 60
3% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 36
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 206 → 201 (-5)
3.49% less ownership
Funds ownership: 47.28% → 43.79% (-3.5%)
27% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.96B → $1.44B (-$526M)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $872K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$29.5M |
| 2 |
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$28.5M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$25.1M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$18.9M |
| 5 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$18.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
S
Schroders
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$262M |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$64.3M |
| 3 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$26M |
| 4 |
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
-$17.6M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$10.6M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
201 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $1.44B — down 27% from $1.96B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of AAXJ and 35 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 60 trimmed existing stakes and 60 added.
The largest buyer was HSBC Holdings, adding an estimated $29.5M. The largest seller was Schroders, cutting an estimated $262M.
- 201 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q1 2020, down from 206 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $1.44B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 35 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 36 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was HSBC Holdings, an estimated $29.5M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Schroders, an estimated $262M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.