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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

203 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.48B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 77 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 30

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.44B → $1.48B (+$40.2M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 201203 (+2)

3.81% less ownership

Funds ownership: 43.79%39.98% (-3.8%)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 77

43% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 74 (-3)

89% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.39M | Put options by funds: $30.6M

Holders
203
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1%
% of All Funds
4.16%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-42.86%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
32
Increased
57
Reduced
77
Closed
30
Calls
$3.39M
Puts
$30.6M
Net Calls
-$27.2M
Net Calls Change
-$26.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$410M -$10.3M -158,074 -3%
Bank of Nova Scotia
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$228M -$114M -1,756,916 -35%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$70.8M -$25.2M -388,403 -28%
Brown Advisory
4
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$66.1M +$23.1M +356,280 +59%
AllianceBernstein
5
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$53.2M +$3.33M +51,197 +7%
HSBC Holdings
6
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$47.1M +$2.27M +34,996 +5%
BlackRock
7
BlackRock
New York
$41.6M +$37.6M +579,342 +2,665%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
8
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$38.8M -$418K -6,431 -1%
Citigroup
9
Citigroup
New York
$34.7M -$38.6M -594,719 -54%
Janney Montgomery Scott
10
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$31.5M +$2.26M +34,722 +8%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$27.4M -$3.54M -54,567 -12%
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$23M -$3.64M -56,035 -14%
Deutsche Bank
13
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$17.5M +$8.13M +125,158 +98%
WA
14
WestEnd Advisors
North Carolina
$15.6M +$1.49M +22,915 +11%
Truist Financial
15
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$15M +$1.17M +18,019 +9%
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$13.6M -$936K -14,410 -7%
PVH
17
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$13.5M +$28.5K +438 +0.2%
RJA
18
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$13.5M -$3.46M -53,333 -21%
UBS Group
19
UBS Group
Switzerland
$11.9M -$4.68M -71,994 -30%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
20
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$11.2M -$980K -15,078 -8%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.4M +$4.66M +71,663 +90%
BWL
22
Bogart Wealth LLC
Virginia
$9.43M +$8.86M +136,395 New
CS
23
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$9.25M -$6.66M -102,478 -43%
AIIMS
24
Analyst IMS Investment Management Services
Israel
$9.15M +$783K +12,046 +10%
BCI
25
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$8.65M -$8.71K -134 -0.1%

AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

203 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $1.48B — up 2.8% from $1.44B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 77 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $37.6M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $114M.

  • 203 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q2 2020, up from 201 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.48B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 30 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $37.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $114M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.