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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

130 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.03B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 152130 (-22)

24% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.36B → $1.03B (-$326M)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 57

44% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 95 (-4)

73% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 30

Holders
130
Holders Change
-22
Holders Change %
-14.47%
% of All Funds
3.76%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-44.44%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
8
Increased
38
Reduced
57
Closed
30
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$303M -$98.2M -1,710,957 -25%
RIG
2
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$76.9M -$59.7M -1,040,090 -44%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$70.9M +$52.6M +917,487 +326%
Bank of New York Mellon
4
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$31.7M +$461K +8,031 +2%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$31M +$865K +15,075 +3%
Deutsche Bank
6
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$27.9M -$2.71M -47,223 -9%
TODC
7
Trustees of Dartmouth College
New Hampshire
$26.5M
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$26.2M -$4.56M -79,457 -15%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$24.7M -$5.69M -99,208 -19%
PVH
10
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$24.4M -$284K -4,945 -1%
BTS
11
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$24.3M -$1.7M -29,683 -42%
Susquehanna International Group
12
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$24.2M +$11.5M +201,108 +97%
HSBC Holdings
13
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$21.9M -$134K -2,340 -0.6%
CS
14
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$21.8M +$18.2M +316,531 +597%
BCM
15
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$18.5M +$15.8M +274,721 +725%
EB
16
Eastern Bank
Massachusetts
$17.9M +$1.27M +22,097 +8%
Schroder Investment Management Group
17
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$13.8M +$2.44M +42,454 +22%
FTUS
18
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$12.5M +$1.34M +23,322 +12%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$11.8M -$2.99M -52,028 -21%
CWA
20
Convergent Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$11.6M
U
21
UBS
Switzerland
$11.2M +$4.98M +86,715 +84%
LI
22
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$10.5M +$1.08M +18,799 +12%
HC
23
Highmount Capital
New York
$9.99M -$8.47M -147,535 -47%
RJA
24
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$8.66M -$2.96M -51,612 -26%
BPCA
25
Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia)
Singapore
$7.98M -$3.59M -62,495 -32%

AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

130 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $1.03B — down 24% from $1.36B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of AAXJ and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 22 holders — while 57 trimmed existing stakes and 38 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $52.6M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $98.2M.

  • 130 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q1 2014, down from 152 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.03B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q1 2014, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 30 closed out, a net change of -22 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $52.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q1 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $98.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.