iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
141 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.08B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
81% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $599M → $1.08B (+$485M)
51% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $38.8M | Put options by funds: $25.7M
28% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 18
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 10 (+2)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 138 → 141 (+3)
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 47
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$174M |
| 2 |
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Petach Tikva,
Israel
|
+$78.7M |
| 3 |
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
+$70.8M |
| 4 |
MB
Mizuho Bank
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$55M |
| 5 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$14.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$25M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$7.96M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$5.24M |
| 4 |
BPCA
Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia)
Singapore
|
-$5M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.43M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
141 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $1.08B — up 81% from $599M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, opening a new position worth an estimated $174M. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., exiting entirely with an estimated $25M sold.
- 141 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q3 2016, up from 138 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $1.08B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 81% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 18 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $174M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $25M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.