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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
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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: 130 → 131 (+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: 5 → 3 (-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

Top Buyers

1
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
+$19.5M
2
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
+$18.5M
3
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
+$13.4M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$12.2M
5
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$11.4M

Top Sellers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$34.4M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$32.1M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$27.6M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$24.3M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$20.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WTC
126
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$9K – – –
CFA
127
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$8K – – –
MFS
128
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$8K – – –
CAL
129
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$2.01K – – –
BRWA
130
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1.25K +$1.23K +20 New
NES
131
New England Securities
New York
$1K +$796 +13 New
BCM
132
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
– -$18.5M -312,588 Closed
FTUS
133
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$12.5M -211,832 Closed
CWA
134
Convergent Wealth Advisors
Maryland
– -$11.6M -196,750 Closed
VKH
135
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$6.15M -104,059 Closed
MIH
136
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
– -$4.16M -70,436 Closed
BPCE
137
Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe)
Germany
– -$3.5M -59,190 Closed
MFO
138
Marcuard Family Office
Switzerland
– -$768K -13,000 Closed
Mirae Asset Global Investments
139
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
– -$561K -9,500 Closed
BCMU
140
BlueCrest Capital Management (UK)
Guernsey
– -$473K -8,000 Closed
CCP
141
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
– -$354K -5,995 Closed
Millennium Management
142
Millennium Management
New York
– -$201K -3,404 Closed
CCS
143
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
– -$75K -1,275 Closed
PNC Financial Services Group
144
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
– -$73K -1,232 Closed
M
145
MOTCO
Texas
– -$10K -174 Closed
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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.