iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
198 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.4B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 210 → 198 (-12)
5.77% less ownership
Funds ownership: 41.03% → 35.26% (-5.8%)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 67
20% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.75B → $1.4B (-$359M)
37% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 30
46% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 7 (-6)
87% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.17M | Put options by funds: $31.7M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$64M |
| 2 |
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$18.3M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$12.6M |
| 4 |
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$12.6M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$12.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$166M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$63.1M |
| 3 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
-$33.7M |
| 4 |
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
-$25.9M |
| 5 |
EMPI
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Espoo,
Finland
|
-$25.1M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
198 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.4B — down 20% from $1.75B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of AAXJ and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 67 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.
The largest buyer was Brown Advisory, adding an estimated $64M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $166M.
- 198 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q3 2018, down from 210 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $1.4B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 30 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Brown Advisory, an estimated $64M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $166M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.