iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
210 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.14B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 8 (+4)
45% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.48B → $2.14B (+$663M)
36% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 22
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 59
8.3% more ownership
Funds ownership: 39.98% → 48.28% (+8.3%)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 203 → 210 (+7)
98% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.29M | Put options by funds: $59.8M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$147M |
| 2 |
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$72.2M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$64.9M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$61.1M |
| 5 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$37.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$43.9M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$34.1M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$25.2M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$8.86M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$7.97M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review
210 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $2.14B — up 45% from $1.48B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $147M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $43.9M.
- 210 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q3 2020, up from 203 in Q2 2020.
- Funds reported $2.14B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q3 2020, up 45% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 22 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $147M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q3 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $43.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.