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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

125 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.11B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5,544% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $68.4M | Put options by funds: $1.21M

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $939M → $1.11B (+$175M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 77 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 129125 (-4)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 18

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 49

Holders
125
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-3.1%
% of All Funds
4.05%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
15
Increased
36
Reduced
49
Closed
18
Calls
$68.4M
Puts
$1.21M
Net Calls
+$67.2M
Net Calls Change
+$63.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$347M -$9.36M -165,689 -3%
RIG
2
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$155M +$147M +2,593,353 +4,284%
BTS
3
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$44.7M +$4.33M +76,618 New
MB
4
Mizuho Bank
Japan
$39M
Deutsche Bank
5
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$34M +$18.4M +326,132 +127%
HI
6
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$32.1M +$31.1M +549,976 New
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$31.5M -$4.9M -86,681 -14%
Bank of New York Mellon
8
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$31.5M -$666K -11,780 -2%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$30.9M -$1.02M -17,970 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$28.6M +$407K +7,206 +1%
HSBC Holdings
11
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$25.4M -$9.06M -160,300 -27%
PVH
12
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$24M -$4.81M -85,035 -17%
HC
13
Highmount Capital
New York
$18.6M +$48.6K +860 +0.3%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$16.5M -$224K -3,962 -1%
PWPCM
15
Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management
New York
$15.5M
EB
16
Eastern Bank
Massachusetts
$14.6M -$2.09M -37,059 -13%
Franklin Resources
17
Franklin Resources
California
$12.1M -$471K -8,336 -4%
HT
18
HAP Trading
New York
$11.5M +$11.2M +197,783 New
RJA
19
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$11.4M +$10.3M +182,938 +1,471%
Goldman Sachs
20
Goldman Sachs
New York
$10.5M -$2.64M -46,760 -21%
LI
21
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$9.18M +$511K +9,039 +6%
CWA
22
Convergent Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$9.06M
PNC Financial Services Group
23
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$8.26M -$5.37K -95 -0.1%
U
24
UBS
Switzerland
$8.02M +$1.63M +28,837 +27%
CB
25
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$7.92M -$849K -15,014 -10%

AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

125 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $1.11B — up 19% from $939M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of AAXJ and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 49 trimmed existing stakes and 36 added.

The largest buyer was RiverFront Investment Group, adding an estimated $147M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $56.1M.

  • 125 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q3 2013, down from 129 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.11B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 18 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $147M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $56.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.