iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
177 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.71B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
61% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $339K | Put options by funds: $211K
37% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 49
35% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 23
29% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.32B → $1.71B (+$389M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 171 → 177 (+6)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 15 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$116M |
| 2 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$85.4M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$64.1M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$29M |
| 5 |
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
+$26.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SGDR
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Rio De Janeiro,
Brazil
|
-$43.9M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$31.3M |
| 3 |
B
Baird
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$16.8M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$12.7M |
| 5 |
GAG
GM Advisory Group
Melville,
New York
|
-$6.11M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
177 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.71B — up 29% from $1.32B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.
The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $116M. The largest seller was SPX Gestao de Recursos, exiting entirely with an estimated $43.9M sold.
- 177 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q1 2015, up from 171 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $1.71B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 23 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $116M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q1 2015 was SPX Gestao de Recursos, an estimated $43.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.