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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

263 hedge funds and large institutions have $85.8B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.98%55.24% (+3.3%)

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 22

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 270263 (-7)

30% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 107 (-3)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 99

32% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $127B → $85.8B (-$41B)

90% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.95M | Put options by funds: $19.5M

Holders
263
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-2.59%
% of All Funds
4.6%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-30%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
24
Increased
69
Reduced
99
Closed
22
Calls
$1.95M
Puts
$19.5M
Net Calls
-$17.6M
Net Calls Change
-$15.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WA
1
WestEnd Advisors
North Carolina
$83B
SLI
2
Sumitomo Life Insurance
Japan
$277M +$69.5M +786,109 +32%
Royal Bank of Canada
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$273M +$16.5M +186,901 +6%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$227M +$8.79M +99,372 +4%
Jane Street
5
Jane Street
New York
$172M -$174M -1,968,895 -49%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$165M -$43.7M -493,753 -20%
Bank of Nova Scotia
7
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$146M -$4.96M -56,120 -3%
Brown Advisory
8
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$139M -$12M -135,268 -8%
Janney Montgomery Scott
9
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$128M -$30.7M -347,680 -19%
Envestnet Asset Management
10
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$96.1M -$10.5M -119,051 -10%
OMC
11
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$90.4M -$25.5M -287,832 -21%
PPFA
12
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$85.7M +$89.9M +1,015,994 New
AllianceBernstein
13
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$82.8M +$184K +2,078 +0.2%
RJA
14
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$81.3M -$22M -248,812 -21%
Truist Financial
15
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$75.4M -$8.59M -97,102 -10%
Morgan Stanley
16
Morgan Stanley
New York
$73.1M -$29.2M -330,275 -28%
Citadel Advisors
17
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$48.4M -$39.5M -446,557 -44%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
18
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$48.1M -$8.8M -99,557 -15%
AIIMS
19
Analyst IMS Investment Management Services
Israel
$42.6M +$1.04M +11,713 +2%
UBS Group
20
UBS Group
Switzerland
$36.8M +$10.3M +116,032 +37%
HighTower Advisors
21
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$27.3M +$10.6M +120,001 +60%
PP
22
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$24.2M +$24.2M +274,189 +2,511%
Wellington Management Group
23
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$23.9M -$6.85M -77,460 -22%
Goldman Sachs
24
Goldman Sachs
New York
$21.1M +$3.94M +44,557 +22%
HSBC Holdings
25
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$20.2M -$20.5M -231,688 -49%

AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

263 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $85.8B — down 32% from $127B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 99 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, opening a new position worth an estimated $89.9M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $174M.

  • 263 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q3 2021, down from 270 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $85.8B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q3 2021, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 22 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $89.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Jane Street, an estimated $174M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.