iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
155 hedge funds and large institutions have $876M invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
89% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 19
34.95% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 34.95% (+35%)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 142 → 155 (+13)
0% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $96.7M | Put options by funds: $97.1M
9% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 10 (-1)
43% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $154M | Capital outflows: $272M
44% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 63
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$22.3M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$18.7M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$9.1M |
| 4 |
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$7.59M |
| 5 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$7.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Petach Tikva,
Israel
|
-$81.6M |
| 2 |
MB
Mizuho Bank
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$56.9M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$28M |
| 4 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$14.3M |
| 5 |
FIG
FundX Investment Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$13M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
155 of the 4,008 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $876M — down 19% from $1.09B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 63 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., opening a new position worth an estimated $22.3M. The largest seller was Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings, cutting an estimated $81.6M.
- 155 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q4 2016, up from 142 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $876M of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 19 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $22.3M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings, an estimated $81.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.