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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

201 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 57 (+2)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 60

3% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 36

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 206201 (-5)

3.49% less ownership

Funds ownership: 47.28%43.79% (-3.5%)

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.96B → $1.44B (-$526M)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $872K

Holders
201
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.43%
% of All Funds
4.43%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+40%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
35
Increased
60
Reduced
60
Closed
36
Calls
Puts
$872K
Net Calls
-$872K
Net Calls Change
+$164M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$363M +$14.5M +211,498 +4%
Bank of Nova Scotia
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$302M -$26M -379,200 -7%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$84.3M +$18.9M +274,873 +24%
Citigroup
4
Citigroup
New York
$65.5M +$12.6M +183,737 +20%
AllianceBernstein
5
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$42.9M +$1.12M +16,295 +2%
HSBC Holdings
6
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$38.6M +$29.5M +430,623 +200%
Brown Advisory
7
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$35.8M +$18.8M +274,023 +84%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
8
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$33.9M +$3.3M +48,042 +9%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$26.9M +$3.67M +53,547 +13%
Janney Montgomery Scott
10
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$25.1M +$28.5M +415,647 +7,747%
Envestnet Asset Management
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$23.2M +$25.1M +365,695 +1,581%
IA
12
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$19.1M -$5.22M -76,058 -19%
Jane Street
13
Jane Street
New York
$16.4M -$10.6M -155,044 -36%
RJA
14
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$14.8M +$16.2M +236,192 +1,974%
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$14.5M +$3.96M +57,777 +31%
CS
16
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$14.1M +$6.75M +98,465 +71%
Wellington Management Group
17
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$12.8M +$10.7M +155,581 +266%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$12.6M +$9.85M +143,644 +213%
WA
19
WestEnd Advisors
North Carolina
$12.1M +$13.9M +202,294 New
Truist Financial
20
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$11.9M +$13M +189,592 +1,952%
PVH
21
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$11.6M -$17.6M -256,132 -57%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
22
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$10.6M +$12.2M +177,609 New
GA
23
GFS Advisors
Texas
$9.47M +$4.27M +62,215 +65%
RIG
24
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$9.06M +$12.9M +188,238 New
S
25
Schroders
United Kingdom
$8.08M -$262M -3,813,220 -97%

AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

201 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $1.44B — down 27% from $1.96B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of AAXJ and 35 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 60 trimmed existing stakes and 60 added.

The largest buyer was HSBC Holdings, adding an estimated $29.5M. The largest seller was Schroders, cutting an estimated $262M.

  • 201 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q1 2020, down from 206 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.44B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 36 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was HSBC Holdings, an estimated $29.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Schroders, an estimated $262M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.