iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
240 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.1B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 82 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
0.67% less ownership
Funds ownership: 50.93% → 50.27% (-0.67%)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.2B → $2.1B (-$102M)
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 262 → 240 (-22)
24% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 82
49% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 43
97% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $308K | Put options by funds: $9.84M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$179M |
| 2 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$86.3M |
| 3 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$28.6M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$21.6M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$20.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$102M |
| 2 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$43.3M |
| 3 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
-$26.4M |
| 4 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$26.1M |
| 5 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$15.8M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
240 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $2.1B — down 4.6% from $2.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 43 funds closed out of AAXJ and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 82 trimmed existing stakes and 62 added.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $179M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $102M.
- 240 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q1 2022, down from 262 in Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $2.1B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q1 2022, down 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 43 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $179M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q1 2022 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $102M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.