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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

189 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.2B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 15

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.11B → $1.2B (+$86M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 187189 (+2)

1.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 45.36%44.25% (-1.1%)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 87 (-1)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 64

Holders
189
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.07%
% of All Funds
2.49%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
18
Increased
54
Reduced
64
Closed
15
Calls
$554K
Puts
Net Calls
+$554K
Net Calls Change
+$169K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$244M -$1.79M -23,351 -0.8%
OCBCO
2
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC)
Singapore
$116M +$12.9M +168,810 +14%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$87.8M +$1.99M +25,977 +3%
PGDP
4
Pragma Gestao de Patrimonio
Brazil
$66M +$42.7M +559,000 +233%
AIIMS
5
Analyst IMS Investment Management Services
Israel
$65.2M +$378K +4,940 +0.6%
JSAM
6
J. Safra Asset Management
New York
$64.5M +$2.04M +26,650 +4%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
7
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$61.1M -$1.29M -16,863 -2%
AllianceBernstein
8
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$44.9M -$3.2M -41,803 -7%
Wellington Management Group
9
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$33.2M +$17.8M +232,652 +137%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$24.6M -$16.9M -221,502 -43%
PCH
11
PGIM Custom Harvest
New Jersey
$22.6M -$1.26M -16,480 -6%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$20M +$435K +5,684 +2%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
13
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$16.7M -$494K -6,461 -3%
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$15.3M +$9.92M +129,714 +232%
GEM
15
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$14M -$107K -1,395 -0.8%
BI
16
BFI Infinity
Switzerland
$12.6M +$4.18M +54,705 +56%
SCB
17
Saudi Central Bank
Saudi Arabia
$11.9M +$11M +144,151 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
18
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$10.7M -$20.6K -270 -0.2%
ABTD
19
Arvest Bank Trust Division
Oklahoma
$10.2M -$27.5K -360 -0.3%
Deutsche Bank
20
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$10.1M +$708K +9,256 +8%
FFG
21
Fiduciary Financial Group
California
$9.45M +$390K +5,099 +5%
PHAM
22
Palisades Hudson Asset Management
Florida
$9.05M +$527K +6,887 +7%
GA
23
GFS Advisors
Texas
$9.02M -$171K -2,235 -2%
BS
24
Banco Santander
Spain
$8.63M +$334K +4,365 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.57M -$23M -300,256 -77%

AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

189 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $1.2B — up 7.7% from $1.11B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 64 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Pragma Gestao de Patrimonio, adding an estimated $42.7M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $44.8M sold.

  • 189 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q2 2025, up from 187 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $1.2B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 15 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Pragma Gestao de Patrimonio, an estimated $42.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Jane Street, an estimated $44.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.