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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
MIM
101
MPI Investment Management
Illinois
$1.09M +$1.07M +14,233 New
WTB
102
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$1.05M – – –
HighTower Advisors
103
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.05M -$42.1K -558 -4%
NL
104
NWAM LLC
Washington
$1.03M +$9.8K +130 +1%
EVM
105
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$992K – – –
ABC
106
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$975K +$297K +3,933 +44%
IC
107
Intersect Capital
California
$896K -$16.8K -223 -2%
JMPWA
108
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$868K +$587K +7,786 +216%
Ameriprise
109
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$830K -$3.57M -47,307 -81%
PHAM
110
Palisades Hudson Asset Management
Florida
$825K +$11.8K +156 +1%
LRPA
111
L. Roy Papp & Associates
Arizona
$763K +$754K +10,000 New
Stifel Financial
112
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$736K -$27K -358 -4%
Renaissance Technologies
113
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$717K +$709K +9,400 New
Fiera Capital (Canada)
114
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$694K – – –
PAG
115
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$687K +$652K +8,644 New
KC
116
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
$686K +$27.2K +361 +4%
GA
117
GFS Advisors
Texas
$667K +$256K +3,400 +64%
WP
118
WealthSource Partners
California
$639K +$183K +2,433 +41%
Cerity Partners
119
Cerity Partners
New York
$635K – – –
RJFSA
120
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$626K -$116K -1,537 -16%
DS
121
DRW Securities
Illinois
$607K +$600K +7,952 New
IA
122
IFP Advisors
Florida
$530K +$42.4K +562 +9%
LJAC
123
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$527K -$96.1K -1,275 -16%
GIM
124
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$516K – – –
FCH
125
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$516K +$510K +6,769 New
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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.