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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
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171 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.36B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

157% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 14

109% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $420K | Put options by funds: $201K

88% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 15 (+7)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 151 → 171 (+20)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.22B → $1.36B (+$134M)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 58

Holders
171
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+13.25%
% of All Funds
4.56%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+87.5%
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
36
Increased
53
Reduced
58
Closed
14
Calls
$420K
Puts
$201K
Net Calls
+$219K
Net Calls Change
+$17K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$67.9M
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$54.9M
3
SGDR
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
+$42.8M
4
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$32M
5
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$22.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$55.2M
2
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
-$24.4M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$14M
4
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
-$14M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$13.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DADC
151
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$62K -$246K -4,000 -80%
SNT
152
Security National Trust
West Virginia
$51K – – –
VC
153
Vestor Capital
Illinois
$46K +$46.2K +752 New
Creative Planning
154
Creative Planning
Kansas
$43K -$50.4K -820 -54%
BFEC
155
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$43K -$430 -7 -1%
AC
156
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$36K +$369 +6 +1%
BAM
157
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$30K – – –
SF
158
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$26K -$89.1K -1,450 -77%
ST
159
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$24K – – –
MCM
160
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$24K +$24.2K +394 New
NPC
161
National Planning Corporation
California
$19.1K +$19.5K +317 New
CFA
162
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$9K – – –
WTC
163
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$9K – – –
PG
164
Patten Group
Tennessee
$8K +$7.68K +125 New
Bessemer Group
165
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$7K -$9.34K -152 -55%
MFS
166
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$7K – – –
CCMW
167
Cypress Capital Management (Wyoming)
Wyoming
$6.46K +$6.51K +106 New
CTC
168
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$6K -$4.91K -80 -45%
RIA
169
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$5K -$3.49M -56,862 -100%
CAL
170
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$1.77K – – –
CCMG
171
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
– -$24.4M -397,425 Closed
BCM
172
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
– -$14M -228,304 Closed
CCMH
173
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
– -$10.7M -174,412 Closed
MB
174
Mizuho Bank
Japan
– -$9.2M -150,000 Closed
COLIM
175
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
– -$7.67M -125,000 Closed
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AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

171 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.36B — up 11% from $1.22B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 58 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $67.9M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, cutting an estimated $55.2M.

  • 171 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q4 2014, up from 151 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.36B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $67.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q4 2014 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $55.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.