iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
206 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.96B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
400% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 5 (+4)
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 20
26% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.55B → $1.96B (+$410M)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 189 → 206 (+17)
4.76% more ownership
Funds ownership: 42.52% → 47.28% (+4.8%)
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 60
78% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $45.3M | Put options by funds: $211M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$232M |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$59.9M |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$42.4M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$23.7M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$10M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$89.7M |
| 2 |
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$22.3M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$21.7M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$15.8M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$13.9M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
206 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $1.96B — up 26% from $1.55B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 60 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $232M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $89.7M.
- 206 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q4 2019, up from 189 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $1.96B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 40 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 20 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $232M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q4 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $89.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.