iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
190 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.56B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
0.46% less ownership
Funds ownership: 43.13% → 42.68% (-0.46%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 205 → 190 (-15)
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.77B → $1.56B (-$214M)
41% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 71
43% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 30
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)
78% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $34.7M | Put options by funds: $155M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$143M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$18.3M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$8.12M |
| 4 |
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
|
+$5.36M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$5.18M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
S
Schroders
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$102M |
| 2 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$37.3M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$22.3M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$15.1M |
| 5 |
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$11.5M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
190 of the 4,574 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $1.56B — down 12% from $1.77B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of AAXJ and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 71 trimmed existing stakes and 42 added.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $143M. The largest seller was Schroders, cutting an estimated $102M.
- 190 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q3 2019, down from 205 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $1.56B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 30 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $143M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Schroders, an estimated $102M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.