iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
175 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.13B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.03B → $1.13B (+$93.5M)
5.44% more ownership
Funds ownership: 41.01% → 46.45% (+5.4%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 181 → 175 (-6)
12% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 25
24% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 67
43% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 4 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$86.1M |
| 2 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$27.1M |
| 3 |
OCBCO
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC)
Singapore
|
+$10.6M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$9.64M |
| 5 |
COI
Connable Office Inc
Kalamazoo,
Michigan
|
+$9.05M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$33.1M |
| 2 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$31M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$26.8M |
| 4 |
AI
Accredited Investors
Edina,
Minnesota
|
-$10.4M |
| 5 |
National Bank of Canada
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$8.63M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review
175 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $1.13B — up 9.1% from $1.03B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of AAXJ and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 67 trimmed existing stakes and 51 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $86.1M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $33.1M sold.
- 175 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q4 2023, down from 181 in Q3 2023.
- Funds reported $1.13B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q4 2023, up 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 25 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $86.1M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $33.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.