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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
BFEC
126
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1K +$113 +2 +11%
FTUS
127
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$6.54M -119,457 Closed
NAMP
128
NorthStar Asset Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
– -$6.43M -117,400 Closed
CC
129
Columbia Capital
California
– -$4.43M -80,900 Closed
UCFA
130
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
– -$3.41M -62,189 Closed
PI
131
PineBridge Investments
New York
– -$2.59M -47,370 Closed
GI
132
GLG Inc
New York
– -$2.39M -43,672 Closed
BCM
133
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
– -$2.2M -40,995 Closed
ALA
134
Atherton Lane Advisers
California
– -$1.84M -33,641 Closed
CCMG
135
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
– -$1.69M -30,938 Closed
ACM
136
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
– -$659K -12,036 Closed
RJFSA
137
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
– -$605K -11,049 Closed
Fisher Asset Management
138
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
– -$232K -4,235 Closed
CBOA
139
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
– -$149K -2,725 Closed
ST
140
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
– -$38K -700 Closed
CW
141
Cobiz Wealth
Colorado
– -$30K -553 Closed
CFA
142
Camarda Financial Advisors
Florida
– -$24K -438 Closed
JG
143
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$2K -33 Closed
PFO
144
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
– -$1K -21 Closed
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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.