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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

270 hedge funds and large institutions have $127B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 108 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3,707% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.33B → $127B (+$123B)

46% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 108 | Existing positions reduced: 74

1.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.51%51.98% (+1.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1010 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 279270 (-9)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 40

33% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5M | Put options by funds: $7.41M

Holders
270
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-3.23%
% of All Funds
4.7%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
33
Increased
108
Reduced
74
Closed
40
Calls
$5M
Puts
$7.41M
Net Calls
-$2.41M
Net Calls Change
+$1.41M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WA
1
WestEnd Advisors
North Carolina
$123B -$89.7M -958,882 Closed
Jane Street
2
Jane Street
New York
$378M +$94.3M +1,007,833 +34%
Royal Bank of Canada
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$286M +$28.1M +300,476 +11%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$244M -$223M -2,383,316 -48%
SLI
5
Sumitomo Life Insurance
Japan
$234M +$232M +2,478,765 New
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$230M +$26.4M +282,215 +13%
Janney Montgomery Scott
7
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$175M +$21.2M +226,219 +14%
Bank of Nova Scotia
8
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$167M +$38.9M +415,750 +31%
Brown Advisory
9
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$167M +$8.29M +88,663 +5%
OMC
10
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$128M +$48.1M +514,399 +61%
Envestnet Asset Management
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$118M +$12.5M +133,832 +12%
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$114M +$17.3M +184,482 +18%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$113M +$7.9M +84,506 +8%
Citadel Advisors
14
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$96.1M +$35M +374,291 +58%
Truist Financial
15
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$93.1M +$7.38M +78,961 +9%
AllianceBernstein
16
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$91.9M +$39.2M +419,653 +76%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
17
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$62.9M -$163K -1,747 -0.3%
AIIMS
18
Analyst IMS Investment Management Services
Israel
$46.3M +$2.42M +25,846 +6%
AI
19
Accredited Investors
Minnesota
$45.9M +$7.6M +81,281 +20%
HSBC Holdings
20
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$44.4M -$25.7M -274,944 -37%
Wellington Management Group
21
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$34M +$28.4M +303,348 +542%
UBS Group
22
UBS Group
Switzerland
$30M -$2.89M -30,899 -9%
Bank of Montreal
23
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$28.9M +$27.6M +294,634 +3,158%
MIH
24
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$21.8M +$913K +9,766 +4%
AssetMark Inc
25
AssetMark Inc
California
$20.1M +$3.4M +36,321 +21%

AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

270 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $127B — up 3,707% from $3.33B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 40 funds closed out of AAXJ and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 74 trimmed existing stakes and 108 added.

The largest buyer was Sumitomo Life Insurance, opening a new position worth an estimated $232M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $223M.

  • 270 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q2 2021, down from 279 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $127B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q2 2021, up 3,707% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 40 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was Sumitomo Life Insurance, an estimated $232M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q2 2021 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $223M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.