iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
152 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.36B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
233% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 12
29% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 9 (+2)
22% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.11B → $1.36B (+$243M)
22% more funds holding
Funds holding: 125 → 152 (+27)
28% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 50
71% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $410K | Put options by funds: $1.39M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HIM
Hermes Investment Management
London Uk,
United Kingdom
|
+$71.1M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$53.6M |
| 3 |
MIH
Madison Investment Holdings
Madison,
Wisconsin
|
+$16M |
| 4 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$13.4M |
| 5 |
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Seoul,
South Korea
|
+$11.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HI
Horizon Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$30.5M |
| 2 |
MB
Mizuho Bank
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$30M |
| 3 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$18.8M |
| 4 |
PWPCM
Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management
New York
|
-$10.1M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.9M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
152 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $1.36B — up 22% from $1.11B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Hermes Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $71.1M. The largest seller was Horizon Investments, cutting an estimated $30.5M.
- 152 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q4 2013, up from 125 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $1.36B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 40 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 12 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Hermes Investment Management, an estimated $71.1M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $30.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.