iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
131 hedge funds and large institutions have $951M invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
14% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 14
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 130 → 131 (+1)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.01B → $951M (-$58.8M)
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)
40% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 55
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $125K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$19.5M |
| 2 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$18.5M |
| 3 |
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
+$13.4M |
| 4 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$12.2M |
| 5 |
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$11.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$34.4M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$32.1M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$27.6M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$24.3M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$20.1M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
131 of the 3,491 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $951M — down 5.8% from $1.01B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.
The largest buyer was RiverFront Investment Group, adding an estimated $19.5M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $34.4M.
- 131 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q2 2014, up from 130 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $951M of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q2 2014, down 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $19.5M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q2 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $34.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.