iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
189 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.2B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
20% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 15
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.11B → $1.2B (+$86M)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 187 → 189 (+2)
1.11% less ownership
Funds ownership: 45.36% → 44.25% (-1.1%)
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 64
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PGDP
Pragma Gestao de Patrimonio
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
|
+$42.7M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$17.8M |
| 3 |
OCBCO
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC)
Singapore
|
+$12.9M |
| 4 |
SCB
Saudi Central Bank
Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia
|
+$11M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$9.92M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$44.8M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$29.3M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$23M |
| 4 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$17.1M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$16.9M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
201
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$103K | -1,389 | Closed |
|
|
GKIM
202
GW&K Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$11K | -154 | Closed |
|
|
SWM
203
Spire Wealth Management
Mclean,
Virginia
| – | -$7.4K | -100 | Closed |
|
204
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$2.59K | -35 | Closed |
|
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review
189 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $1.2B — up 7.7% from $1.11B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 64 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Pragma Gestao de Patrimonio, adding an estimated $42.7M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $44.8M sold.
- 189 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q2 2025, up from 187 in Q1 2025.
- Funds reported $1.2B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 15 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Pragma Gestao de Patrimonio, an estimated $42.7M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Jane Street, an estimated $44.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.