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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
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125 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.11B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5,544% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $68.4M | Put options by funds: $1.21M

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $939M → $1.11B (+$175M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 129 → 125 (-4)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 18

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 49

Holders
125
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-3.1%
% of All Funds
4.05%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
15
Increased
36
Reduced
49
Closed
18
Calls
$68.4M
Puts
$1.21M
Net Calls
+$67.2M
Net Calls Change
+$63.8M

Top Buyers

1
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
+$147M
2
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
+$31.1M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$18.4M
4
HT
HAP Trading
New York
+$11.2M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$10.3M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$56.1M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$10.2M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$9.36M
4
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$9.06M
5
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$6.66M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Lazard Asset Management
101
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$238K – – –
B
102
Baird
Wisconsin
$213K -$337K -5,961 -62%
S
103
SignatureFD
Georgia
$196K -$90.5K -1,601 -32%
Bank of Montreal
104
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$192K -$218K -3,852 -54%
Bessemer Group
105
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$130K +$126K +2,227 New
DBT
106
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$117K – – –
MAS
107
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$98K +$22K +389 +30%
BPBT
108
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
$93K – – –
Ameriprise
109
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$55K +$32.2K +569 +150%
Creative Planning
110
Creative Planning
Kansas
$41K -$2.26K -40 -5%
MWAM
111
Mariner Wealth Advisors (Madison)
Kansas
$39K +$37.4K +662 New
LTFS
112
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$38K – – –
AC
113
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$34K +$339 +6 +1%
BAM
114
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$29K – – –
SNT
115
Security National Trust
West Virginia
$29K – – –
EWM
116
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$22K -$253K -4,470 -92%
AIG
117
American International Group
New York
$19.2K +$12.9K +229 +229%
CTC
118
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$15K – – –
HNB
119
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$15K – – –
M
120
MOTCO
Texas
$10K – – –
WTC
121
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$9K -$8.48K -150 -50%
CFA
122
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$7K -$7.01K -124 -48%
MFS
123
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$7K – – –
MA
124
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$6K +$2.83K +50 +100%
CAL
125
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$1.86K – – –
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AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

125 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $1.11B — up 19% from $939M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of AAXJ and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 49 trimmed existing stakes and 36 added.

The largest buyer was RiverFront Investment Group, adding an estimated $147M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $56.1M.

  • 125 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q3 2013, down from 129 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.11B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 18 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $147M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $56.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.