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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

205 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.25B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

39% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 23

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.11B → $1.25B (+$138M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 198205 (+7)

0.18% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.62%40.8% (+0.18%)

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 98 (-1)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 67

Holders
205
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+3.54%
% of All Funds
3.27%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
32
Increased
56
Reduced
67
Closed
23
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$245M +$138M +2,019,398 +127%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$88.8M +$20.1M +294,044 +29%
HI
3
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$86.1M +$86.6M +1,268,756 New
AllianceBernstein
4
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$61.6M -$2.95M -43,177 -5%
OCBCO
5
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC)
Singapore
$59.2M +$38.7M +566,575 +185%
AIIMS
6
Analyst IMS Investment Management Services
Israel
$52.5M +$958K +14,022 +2%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
7
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$51.7M -$10.3M -151,246 -11%
AI
8
Accredited Investors
Minnesota
$48.9M -$1.18M -17,220 -2%
MIH
9
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$43M +$25.5M +373,887 +140%
PI
10
PFS Investments
Georgia
$30.7M +$31M +453,551 New
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$25.9M -$10.5M -154,413 -29%
FFM
12
Fullerton Fund Management
Singapore
$25.6M -$5.52M -80,900 -18%
Wellington Management Group
13
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$23.3M +$23.4M +343,116 New
CAM
14
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$21.8M +$20.2M +295,845 +1,134%
Envestnet Asset Management
15
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$16.3M +$15.6M +228,578 +1,886%
PCH
16
PGIM Custom Harvest
New Jersey
$15.2M +$981K +14,365 +7%
KHLMVGHM
17
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
$13.2M +$12M +176,390 +985%
Allianz Asset Management
18
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$12.9M -$7.46M -109,230 -36%
Jane Street
19
Jane Street
New York
$12.8M -$90.4M -1,324,057 -87%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
20
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$11.8M +$5.08M +74,349 +75%
UBS Group
21
UBS Group
Switzerland
$11.7M +$332K +4,865 +3%
GC
22
GFG Capital
Florida
$11.3M -$5.59M -81,882 -91%
SCM
23
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$10.2M +$188K +2,755 +2%
KHLMTHM
24
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet
Israel
$10.1M +$5.1M +74,610 +100%
Brown Advisory
25
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$8.98M -$2.3M -33,637 -20%

AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

205 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $1.25B — up 12% from $1.11B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 67 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $138M. The largest seller was Old Mission Capital, cutting an estimated $106M.

  • 205 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q1 2023, up from 198 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.25B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q1 2023, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 23 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $138M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q1 2023 was Old Mission Capital, an estimated $106M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.