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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

152 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.13B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $872M → $1.13B (+$257M)

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 43

4.68% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.82%39.5% (+4.7%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 99 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 27

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 154152 (-2)

61% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $59.9M | Put options by funds: $154M

Holders
152
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.3%
% of All Funds
3.78%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
27
Increased
50
Reduced
43
Closed
27
Calls
$59.9M
Puts
$154M
Net Calls
-$94.3M
Net Calls Change
-$93.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of Nova Scotia
1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$237M +$62.1M +1,032,900 +38%
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$186M -$14.2M -236,019 -7%
PVH
3
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$129M +$3.71M +61,669 +3%
MB
4
Mizuho Bank
Japan
$82.5M +$78.7M +1,310,000 New
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$76.4M +$12.2M +202,605 +20%
Citadel Advisors
6
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$32.7M +$27M +449,424 +645%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$29.3M +$8.46M +140,820 +43%
MIAN
8
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$28.4M +$27.1M +451,098 New
RIG
9
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$19.8M +$19M +315,375 New
HSBC Holdings
10
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$14.5M -$1.12M -18,691 -8%
NYLIM
11
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$13.1M +$107K +1,773 +0.9%
KHLMVGHM
12
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
$12.2M
MIFH
13
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$12.2M +$1.29M +21,400 +12%
Citigroup
14
Citigroup
New York
$11.6M +$195K +3,237 +2%
PAMU
15
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$10.8M +$7.69M +127,885 +284%
RJA
16
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$9.45M +$8.16M +135,735 +944%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
17
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$9.44M +$8.95M +148,889 +12,824%
Allianz Asset Management
18
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$7.74M +$5.09M +84,652 +224%
Brown Advisory
19
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$7.7M -$1.21M -20,201 -14%
BTS
20
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$7.13M +$1.32M +21,890 +24%
UBS Group
21
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7.01M -$3.65M -60,791 -35%
KP
22
Keel Point
Alabama
$6.62M -$1.07M -17,732 -14%
BCI
23
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$6.54M +$5.37M +89,359 +615%
FWM
24
FFT Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$6.1M -$281K -4,682 -5%
EWM
25
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$6.1M -$120K -1,991 -2%

AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

152 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.13B — up 29% from $872M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in AAXJ was balanced in Q1 2017: 27 funds opened new positions, 27 closed out, 50 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mizuho Bank, opening a new position worth an estimated $78.7M. The largest seller was Old Mission Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $26.2M sold.

  • 152 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q1 2017, down from 154 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.13B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 27 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Mizuho Bank, an estimated $78.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Old Mission Capital, an estimated $26.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.