iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MB
Mizuho Bank
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$51.3M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$46.2M |
| 3 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$18.3M |
| 4 |
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
|
+$12M |
| 5 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$10.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$53.4M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$40M |
| 3 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$17.7M |
| 4 |
BFG
Barber Financial Group
Lenexa,
Kansas
|
-$10.1M |
| 5 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$6.61M |
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.