iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
204 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.76B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
1.46% less ownership
Funds ownership: 44.42% → 42.96% (-1.5%)
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 222 → 204 (-18)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.97B → $1.76B (-$202M)
24% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 78
50% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 32
57% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 3 (-4)
77% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $36.1M | Put options by funds: $160M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$118M |
| 2 |
S
Schroders
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$38.3M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$15.4M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$12.5M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$12.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$53.4M |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$44.8M |
| 3 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$43M |
| 4 |
DILIC
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$40.5M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$25.1M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
204 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $1.76B — down 10% from $1.97B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of AAXJ and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 78 trimmed existing stakes and 59 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $118M. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., cutting an estimated $53.4M.
- 204 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q2 2019, down from 222 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $1.76B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 32 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $118M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $53.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.