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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

131 hedge funds and large institutions have $987M 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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 14

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 130131 (+1)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.03B → $987M (-$45.3M)

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 53 (-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

Holders
131
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.77%
% of All Funds
3.77%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
16
Increased
33
Reduced
55
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
$125K
Net Calls
-$125K
Net Calls Change
-$125K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$286M -$34.4M -562,006 -11%
RIG
2
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$102M +$19.5M +318,534 +24%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$42.3M -$32.1M -524,762 -44%
HSBC Holdings
4
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$42.3M +$18.5M +302,631 +81%
PVH
5
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$39.6M +$13.4M +218,981 +53%
BTS
6
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$39.4M +$1.32M +21,595 +52%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$30.5M -$2.32M -37,814 -7%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$29.7M +$1.77M +28,858 +6%
TODC
9
Trustees of Dartmouth College
New Hampshire
$28.2M
Deutsche Bank
10
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$26.5M -$2.97M -48,461 -10%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$22.9M -$3.21M -52,399 -13%
EB
12
Eastern Bank
Massachusetts
$19.4M +$405K +6,614 +2%
Schroder Investment Management Group
13
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$12.5M -$2.05M -33,483 -14%
Franklin Resources
14
Franklin Resources
California
$12.5M +$12.2M +199,207 New
LI
15
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$12M +$878K +14,335 +8%
COLIM
16
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$11.6M +$11.4M +185,468 New
RJA
17
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$11M +$1.74M +28,360 +19%
ST
18
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$10.9M +$2.51M +41,008 +31%
U
19
UBS
Switzerland
$10.6M -$1.33M -21,796 -11%
Wellington Management Group
20
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$10.1M +$7.04M +115,024 +248%
MB
21
Mizuho Bank
Japan
$10M +$9.8M +160,000 New
HC
22
Highmount Capital
New York
$9.96M -$617K -10,082 -6%
California Public Employees Retirement System
23
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$8.02M
CCMH
24
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$7.46M +$81.3K +1,328 +1%
Prudential Financial
25
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$7.15M +$3.93M +64,100 +128%

AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

131 of the 3,479 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 $987M — down 4.4% from $1.03B 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 $987M of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q2 2014, down 4.4% 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.