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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

240 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.81B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 79 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

206% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 16

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.14B → $2.81B (+$674M)

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 79 | Existing positions reduced: 65

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 210240 (+30)

0.39% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.28%48.67% (+0.39%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 88 (0)

82% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $578K | Put options by funds: $3.16M

Holders
240
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
4.25%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
49
Increased
79
Reduced
65
Closed
16
Calls
$578K
Puts
$3.16M
Net Calls
-$2.58M
Net Calls Change
+$55.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of Nova Scotia
1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$515M +$43.6M +520,753 +10%
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$445M -$52.5M -626,851 -11%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$181M +$12.6M +150,967 +8%
PP
4
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$173M +$161M +1,926,494 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
5
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$137M +$10.7M +127,469 +9%
Brown Advisory
6
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$129M +$28.4M +339,249 +31%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$76.7M +$14M +167,229 +24%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$72.9M +$52.3M +624,882 +332%
WA
9
WestEnd Advisors
North Carolina
$69.9M +$5.16M +61,591 +9%
Truist Financial
10
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$69.5M +$6.46M +77,106 +11%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$67.1M +$9.2M +109,821 +17%
AllianceBernstein
12
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$63.5M -$3.03M -36,228 -5%
HSBC Holdings
13
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$58.4M -$6.45K -77 -0%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
14
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$58.1M +$3.91M +46,725 +8%
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$38.2M +$3.6M +42,940 +11%
Envestnet Asset Management
16
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$36.3M +$6.28M +74,949 +23%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$24.6M +$3.11M +37,077 +16%
AIIMS
18
Analyst IMS Investment Management Services
Israel
$21.8M +$8.1M +96,671 +66%
Deutsche Bank
19
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$20.7M -$4.43M -52,867 -19%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
20
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$20M -$6.27M -74,794 -25%
AI
21
Accredited Investors
Minnesota
$19.1M +$16.5M +197,401 +1,280%
BS
22
Banco Santander
Spain
$18.9M +$9.11M +108,729 +106%
SPIA
23
Strategic Point Investment Advisors
Rhode Island
$18.1M +$7.87M +93,931 +100%
BWL
24
Bogart Wealth LLC
Virginia
$17.3M -$325K -3,881 -2%
AssetMark Inc
25
AssetMark Inc
California
$15M +$562K +6,706 +4%

AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

240 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $2.81B — up 32% from $2.14B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 33 holders — while 79 added to existing stakes and 65 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Prudential plc, opening a new position worth an estimated $161M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $67.2M.

  • 240 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q4 2020, up from 210 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $2.81B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 16 closed out, a net change of +33 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Prudential plc, an estimated $161M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Jane Street, an estimated $67.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.