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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

131 hedge funds and large institutions have $987M invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 14

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 130131 (+1)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.03B → $987M (-$45.3M)

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 53 (-2)

40% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 55

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $125K

Holders
131
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.77%
% of All Funds
3.77%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
16
Increased
33
Reduced
55
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
$125K
Net Calls
-$125K
Net Calls Change
-$125K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
DWT
101
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$235K
SC
102
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$229K -$147K -2,400 -40%
Bank of Montreal
103
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$226K -$79.4K -1,296 -26%
B
104
Baird
Wisconsin
$209K +$204K +3,331 New
William Blair & Company
105
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$206K +$202K +3,300 New
CBOA
106
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$171K
MAS
107
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$151K -$23.6K -385 -14%
HRIA
108
Haberer Registered Investment Advisor
Ohio
$124K -$19.9K -325 -14%
AIG
109
American International Group
New York
$104K -$4.04K -66 -4%
BPBT
110
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
$88K -$12.2K -200 -13%
Envestnet Asset Management
111
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$85K -$879K -14,345 -91%
EWM
112
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$77K -$19.7K -321 -21%
LTFS
113
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$75K +$33K +539 +83%
DBT
114
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$63K -$61.2K -1,000 -50%
WA
115
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$49K +$47.8K +781 New
Creative Planning
116
Creative Planning
Kansas
$44K +$429 +7 +1%
BFEC
117
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$44K +$3.92K +64 +10%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
118
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$43.9K +$42.9K +700 New
AC
119
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$37K
BAM
120
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$31K
SNT
121
Security National Trust
West Virginia
$31K
TRCT
122
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$28K -$4.39M -71,718 -99%
ST
123
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$25K
WA
124
WFG Advisors
Texas
$23K +$22K +359 New
CTC
125
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$11K

AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

131 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $987M — down 4.4% from $1.03B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.

The largest buyer was RiverFront Investment Group, adding an estimated $19.5M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $34.4M.

  • 131 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q2 2014, up from 130 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $987M of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q2 2014, down 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $19.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q2 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $34.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.