iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
215 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.57B invested in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 69 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
53% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 17
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.39B → $1.57B (+$182M)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 210 → 215 (+5)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)
0.58% less ownership
Funds ownership: 45.45% → 44.87% (-0.58%)
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 69
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AIIMS
Analyst IMS Investment Management Services
Tel-Aviv,
Israel
|
+$113M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$56.3M |
| 3 |
PGDP
Pragma Gestao de Patrimonio
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
|
+$15.5M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$12.7M |
| 5 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$10.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OCBCO
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC)
Singapore
|
-$23.6M |
| 2 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$18.7M |
| 3 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
-$18M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$13.1M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$9.3M |
AAXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
215 of the 8,191 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $1.57B — up 13% from $1.39B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new AAXJ positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 69 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Analyst IMS Investment Management Services, adding an estimated $113M. The largest seller was Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC), cutting an estimated $23.6M.
- 215 institutional investors held iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) as of Q1 2026, up from 210 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $1.57B of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock for Q1 2026, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 17 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was Analyst IMS Investment Management Services, an estimated $113M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seller in Q1 2026 was Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC), an estimated $23.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.