iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
171 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.36B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
157% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 14
109% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $420K | Put options by funds: $201K
88% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 15 (+7)
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 151 → 171 (+20)
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.22B → $1.36B (+$134M)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 58
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$67.9M |
| 2 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$54.9M |
| 3 |
SGDR
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Rio De Janeiro,
Brazil
|
+$42.8M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$32M |
| 5 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
+$22.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$55.2M |
| 2 |
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$24.4M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$14M |
| 4 |
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
|
-$14M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$13.6M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
171 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.36B — up 11% from $1.22B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 58 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $67.9M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, cutting an estimated $55.2M.
- 171 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q4 2014, up from 151 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $1.36B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $67.9M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q4 2014 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $55.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.