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iShares Asia 50 ETF
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43 hedge funds and large institutions have $48.4M invested in iShares Asia 50 ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

183% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 6

120% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 5

61% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29.9M → $48.4M (+$18.4M)

30% more funds holding

Funds holding: 33 → 43 (+10)

4.16% more ownership

Funds ownership: 7.92% → 12.08% (+4.2%)

Holders
43
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+30.3%
% of All Funds
1.07%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
11
Reduced
5
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
FDCDDQ
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
+$16.2M
2
BCM
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
+$2.03M
3
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
+$1.43M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.33M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$674K

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$5.28M
2
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$3.6M
3
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$629K
4
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$479K
5
Verition Fund Management
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
-$335K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FDCDDQ
1
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$16.8M +$16.2M +293,369 New
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$7.83M +$1.33M +24,176 +21%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.34M +$674K +12,212 +42%
SC
4
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$2.26M +$160K +2,905 +8%
BCM
5
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.1M +$2.03M +36,800 New
TYCC
6
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.83M +$110K +2,001 +7%
Baird Financial Group
7
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.49M +$1.43M +25,995 New
MWM
8
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$1.47M -$27.6K -500 -2%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.39M +$149K +2,697 +13%
Macquarie Group
10
Macquarie Group
Australia
$1.09M – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.07M -$242K -4,381 -19%
IFWM
12
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$1M +$966K +17,493 New
Creative Planning
13
Creative Planning
Kansas
$835K -$629K -11,391 -44%
1GA
14
1st Global Advisors
Texas
$666K – – –
MML Investors Services
15
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$616K +$595K +10,774 New
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$593K +$276K +4,995 +93%
HR
17
Howe & Rusling
New York
$573K +$553K +10,025 New
LTFS
18
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$457K -$86.9K -1,575 -16%
Neuberger Berman Group
19
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$444K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
20
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$399K +$386K +6,987 New
Wells Fargo
21
Wells Fargo
California
$379K +$125K +2,263 +52%
RJFSA
22
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$378K +$365K +6,618 New
AIP
23
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$316K +$305K +5,524 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
24
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$305K +$295K +5,338 New
Envestnet Asset Management
25
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$302K -$16.7K -303 -5%
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AIA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

43 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Asia 50 ETF (AIA) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $48.4M — up 61% from $29.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new AIA positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec, opening a new position worth an estimated $16.2M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.28M sold.

  • 43 institutional investors held iShares Asia 50 ETF (AIA) as of Q2 2017, up from 33 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $48.4M of iShares Asia 50 ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 61% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares Asia 50 ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares Asia 50 ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec, an estimated $16.2M added.
  • The largest iShares Asia 50 ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $5.28M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.