iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
138 hedge funds and large institutions have $599M invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 8 (+2)
14% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $89.1M | Put options by funds: $77.9M
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 18
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 137 → 138 (+1)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $647M → $599M (-$48.2M)
46% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 56
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$21.6M |
| 2 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$5.56M |
| 3 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$5.43M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$5.1M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.57M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$36.7M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$19.4M |
| 3 |
S
SignatureFD
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$10.2M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$7.07M |
| 5 |
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$5.21M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
151
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
| – | -$272K | -4,977 | Closed |
|
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SAM
152
Shamrock Asset Management
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$102K | -1,873 | Closed |
|
|
CCMH
153
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
| – | -$99K | -1,815 | Closed |
|
|
AIG
154
American International Group
New York
| – | -$32K | -595 | Closed |
|
|
VIA
155
Vantage Investment Advisors
State College,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$1K | -20 | Closed |
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AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
138 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $599M — down 7.5% from $647M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 30 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $21.6M. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., cutting an estimated $36.7M.
- 138 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q2 2016, up from 137 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $599M of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 18 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Citigroup, an estimated $21.6M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $36.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.