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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
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151 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.22B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

210% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 10

167% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 8 (+5)

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $987M → $1.22B (+$236M)

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 43

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 131 → 151 (+20)

Holders
151
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+15.27%
% of All Funds
4.38%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+166.67%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
31
Increased
53
Reduced
43
Closed
10
Calls
$202K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$202K
Net Calls Change
+$327K

Top Buyers

1
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
+$35.1M
2
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
+$27.7M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$27.5M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$26M
5
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
+$20.7M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$17.9M
2
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$13.7M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$11.5M
4
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$11.4M
5
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
-$3.91M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$269M -$11.5M -178,296 -4%
RIG
2
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$133M +$35.1M +543,292 +34%
PVH
3
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$65.1M +$27.7M +429,221 +68%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$53.7M +$26M +402,239 +85%
BTS
5
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$53.6M +$1.6M +24,699 +39%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$33.2M +$11.4M +176,586 +48%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$29.6M -$186K -2,883 -0.6%
Deutsche Bank
8
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$29.3M +$3.51M +54,355 +13%
Citigroup
9
Citigroup
New York
$28.4M +$27.5M +425,639 +1,148%
HSBC Holdings
10
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$28.3M -$13.7M -212,644 -32%
TODC
11
Trustees of Dartmouth College
New Hampshire
$27.5M – – –
CCMG
12
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$24.4M +$20.7M +319,870 +412%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$24.3M -$17.9M -277,761 -41%
Jane Street
14
Jane Street
New York
$20.3M +$16M +247,996 +300%
EB
15
Eastern Bank
Massachusetts
$19.6M +$652K +10,099 +3%
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$17.5M +$12.3M +190,758 +192%
ST
17
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$16M +$5.53M +85,630 +49%
BCM
18
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$14M +$14.7M +228,304 New
Susquehanna International Group
19
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$13.8M +$13.7M +212,854 +1,778%
Franklin Resources
20
Franklin Resources
California
$12.2M – – –
LI
21
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$12.2M +$451K +6,982 +4%
CWA
22
Convergent Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$12.1M +$12.7M +196,760 New
RJA
23
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$11.7M +$1.01M +15,665 +9%
PWAG
24
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$11.2M +$11.8M +182,025 New
CCMH
25
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$10.7M +$3.58M +55,365 +47%
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AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

151 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $1.22B — up 24% from $987M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was RiverFront Investment Group, adding an estimated $35.1M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $17.9M.

  • 151 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q3 2014, up from 131 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.22B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 10 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $35.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $17.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.