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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

152 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.13B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $872M → $1.13B (+$257M)

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 43

4.68% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.82%39.5% (+4.7%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 99 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 27

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 154152 (-2)

61% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $59.9M | Put options by funds: $154M

Holders
152
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.3%
% of All Funds
3.78%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
27
Increased
50
Reduced
43
Closed
27
Calls
$59.9M
Puts
$154M
Net Calls
-$94.3M
Net Calls Change
-$93.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AllianceBernstein
76
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.16M -$610K -10,148 -35%
RTS
77
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$1.14M +$30.1K +500 +3%
WB
78
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$1.11M +$82.7K +1,376 +8%
EAMA
79
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$1.09M -$257K -4,282 -20%
RBC
80
Roble Belko & Company
Pennsylvania
$1.08M
GT
81
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$1.04M -$24K -400 -2%
Barclays
82
Barclays
United Kingdom
$911K +$42.1K +700 +5%
WTB
83
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$870K
EVM
84
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$819K
NL
85
NWAM LLC
Washington
$782K -$22.4K -373 -3%
LJAC
86
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$766K -$544K -9,049 -43%
FA
87
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$750K +$27.3K +455 +4%
CA
88
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$745K +$279K +4,640 +64%
BHB
89
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$673K +$148K +2,470 +30%
RPG
90
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$603K +$93.5K +1,555 +19%
Northern Trust
91
Northern Trust
Illinois
$589K -$37.7K -628 -6%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
92
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$573K -$6.1M -101,518 -92%
KC
93
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
$533K +$145K +2,415 +40%
Cerity Partners
94
Cerity Partners
New York
$510K +$487K +8,108 New
PHAM
95
Palisades Hudson Asset Management
Florida
$508K +$60 +1 +0%
GIM
96
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$426K
AI
97
Accredited Investors
Minnesota
$423K +$49.7K +827 +14%
LWCFA
98
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$422K
RSVP
99
Ramsay Stattman Vela & Price
Colorado
$419K -$30.1K -500 -7%
IA
100
IFP Advisors
Florida
$398K

AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

152 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.13B — up 29% from $872M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in AAXJ was balanced in Q1 2017: 27 funds opened new positions, 27 closed out, 50 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mizuho Bank, opening a new position worth an estimated $78.7M. The largest seller was Old Mission Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $26.2M sold.

  • 152 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q1 2017, down from 154 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.13B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 27 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Mizuho Bank, an estimated $78.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Old Mission Capital, an estimated $26.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.