iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
125 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.07B 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.
5,544% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $68.4M | Put options by funds: $1.21M
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $940M → $1.07B (+$134M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 129 → 125 (-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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$147M |
| 2 |
HI
Horizon Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$31.1M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$18.4M |
| 4 |
HT
HAP Trading
New York
|
+$11.2M |
| 5 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$10.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$56.1M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$10.2M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$9.36M |
| 4 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$9.06M |
| 5 |
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Seoul,
South Korea
|
-$6.66M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
125 of the 3,096 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 $1.07B — up 14% from $940M 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 $1.07B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 14% 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.