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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
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213 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.99B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 16

30% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 57

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 181 → 213 (+32)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.84B → $1.99B (+$152M)

1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.62% → 44.62% (+1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 15 (0)

85% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $18.1M | Put options by funds: $122M

Holders
213
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+17.68%
% of All Funds
4.83%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.34%
New
48
Increased
74
Reduced
57
Closed
16
Calls
$18.1M
Puts
$122M
Net Calls
-$104M
Net Calls Change
+$87.7M

Top Buyers

1
MB
Mizuho Bank
Japan
+$51.3M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$46.2M
3
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
+$18.3M
4
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
+$12M
5
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$10.1M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$53.4M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$40M
3
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$17.7M
4
BFG
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
-$10.1M
5
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$6.61M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FT
76
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$1.89M -$14.4K -191 -0.8%
NVCHI
77
New Vernon Capital Holdings II
New Jersey
$1.88M -$1.24M -16,452 -40%
BTS
78
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.78M -$6.55M -86,887 -79%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
79
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$1.74M +$1.72M +22,822 New
MML Investors Services
80
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.67M +$511K +6,781 +45%
KP
81
Keel Point
Alabama
$1.66M -$93K -1,234 -5%
CAG
82
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$1.62M -$137K -1,816 -8%
WBC
83
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$1.57M +$1.55M +20,572 New
CA
84
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$1.5M +$162K +2,148 +12%
RCWMU
85
Rothschild & Co Wealth Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.49M – – –
DSC
86
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$1.49M +$1.47M +19,473 New
CG
87
Cutler Group
California
$1.48M +$1.47M +19,433 New
HFM
88
Harvest Fund Management
China
$1.38M -$954K -12,655 -41%
RTS
89
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$1.37M +$452 +6 +0%
Bank of New York Mellon
90
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.31M -$81.7K -1,084 -6%
CS
91
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.3M +$920K +12,200 +250%
RBC
92
Roble Belko & Company
Pennsylvania
$1.3M -$7.39K -98 -0.6%
Mariner
93
Mariner
Kansas
$1.29M +$30.6K +406 +2%
GT
94
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$1.26M – – –
EAMA
95
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$1.24M -$6.86K -91 -0.6%
BPC
96
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$1.23M -$241K -3,200 -17%
Schroder Investment Management Group
97
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$1.23M -$106K -1,410 -8%
CFP
98
Cornerstone Financial Partners
North Carolina
$1.22M -$1.3M -17,251 -52%
EA
99
Edge Advisors
Georgia
$1.2M -$6.26K -83 -0.5%
DLHL
100
Donald L. Hagan LLC
Florida
$1.13M -$991K -13,149 -47%
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AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

213 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.99B — up 8.2% from $1.84B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 74 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mizuho Bank, adding an estimated $51.3M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $53.4M.

  • 213 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q4 2017, up from 181 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.99B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Mizuho Bank, an estimated $51.3M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $53.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.