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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

207 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.74B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $160M | Put options by funds: $91.8M

57% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 711 (+4)

31% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 29

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.4B → $1.74B (+$349M)

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 56

6.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.26%42% (+6.7%)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 198207 (+9)

Holders
207
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+4.55%
% of All Funds
4.61%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+57.14%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
38
Increased
68
Reduced
56
Closed
29
Calls
$160M
Puts
$91.8M
Net Calls
+$68.5M
Net Calls Change
+$96M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$378M +$77.1M +1,188,289 +25%
S
2
Schroders
United Kingdom
$290M +$296M +4,559,843 New
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$133M +$44.4M +684,797 +49%
DILIC
4
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$68.5M
Jane Street
5
Jane Street
New York
$63.5M +$64.5M +993,330 +17,215%
Bank of Nova Scotia
6
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$62.6M -$44.2M -680,723 -41%
HSBC Holdings
7
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$61.8M +$18.8M +289,292 +42%
MB
8
Mizuho Bank
Japan
$61M
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$55.7M -$8.57M -132,013 -13%
Brown Advisory
10
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$47.7M -$18.2M -280,441 -27%
PVH
11
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$41.5M -$88.6K -1,366 -0.2%
Citigroup
12
Citigroup
New York
$34.6M +$5.52M +85,118 +19%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
13
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$30.5M +$19.6M +302,490 +171%
NYLIM
14
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$20.8M +$1.67M +25,729 +9%
Janney Montgomery Scott
15
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$20.2M +$1.38M +21,212 +7%
RIG
16
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$17.8M -$1.02M -15,720 -5%
RJA
17
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$15.9M +$1.41M +21,748 +9%
AI
18
Accredited Investors
Minnesota
$14.3M +$12.4M +190,469 +548%
UBS Group
19
UBS Group
Switzerland
$13.8M +$3.84M +59,239 +37%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
20
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$12.3M +$5.34M +82,306 +74%
MFW
21
Meristem Family Wealth
Minnesota
$12M +$11.6M +178,865 +1,860%
EDRH
22
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$11.1M +$4.03M +62,139 +55%
QFA
23
Quattro Financial Advisors
Texas
$9.94M -$670K -10,332 -6%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$9.29M -$3.51M -54,032 -27%
Wellington Management Group
25
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$8.52M +$1.72M +26,487 +25%

AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

207 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.74B — up 25% from $1.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Schroders, opening a new position worth an estimated $296M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $44.2M.

  • 207 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q4 2018, up from 198 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.74B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 29 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Schroders, an estimated $296M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $44.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.