iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
182 hedge funds and large institutions have $900M invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
170% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 10
29% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $419K | Put options by funds: $325K
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 170 → 182 (+12)
6.68% less ownership
Funds ownership: 43.1% → 36.42% (-6.7%)
18% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.09B → $900M (-$192M)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
31% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 64
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$19.5M |
| 2 |
PGDP
Pragma Gestao de Patrimonio
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
|
+$12.9M |
| 3 |
ABTD
Arvest Bank Trust Division
Dewey,
Oklahoma
|
+$9.34M |
| 4 |
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$4.62M |
| 5 |
ZIG
Zurich Insurance Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$4.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$71.7M |
| 2 |
OCBCO
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC)
Singapore
|
-$27M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$22.9M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$21.8M |
| 5 |
CAM
Cresset Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$12.1M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review
182 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $900M — down 18% from $1.09B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 64 trimmed.
The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $19.5M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $71.7M.
- 182 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q4 2024, up from 170 in Q3 2024.
- Funds reported $900M of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q4 2024, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q4 2024 and 10 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2024 was UBS Group, an estimated $19.5M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q4 2024 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $71.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.