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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

388 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.57B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 128 increasing their positions, 147 reducing their positions, and 62 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4043 (+3)

4% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $24.3M | Put options by funds: $25.4M

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 62

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 397388 (-9)

10.71% less ownership

Funds ownership: 45.39%34.68% (-11%)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 128 | Existing positions reduced: 147

26% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.86B → $3.57B (-$1.28B)

Holders
388
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-2.27%
% of All Funds
8.4%
Holding in Top 10
43
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.5%
% of All Funds
0.93%
New
57
Increased
128
Reduced
147
Closed
62
Calls
$24.3M
Puts
$25.4M
Net Calls
-$1.1M
Net Calls Change
-$26.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WA
426
WestEnd Advisors
North Carolina
-$440K -6,854 Closed
SHJ
427
Sharkey, Howes & Javer
Colorado
-$425K -6,631 Closed
SBAM
428
Santa Barbara Asset Management
California
-$413K -6,439 Closed
CIBC Asset Management
429
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$335K -5,220 Closed
BCM
430
Bienville Capital Management
New York
-$328K -5,108 Closed
TSS
431
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$295K -4,594 Closed
QI
432
QS Investors
New York
-$225K -3,500 Closed
MFGP
433
Marshall Financial Group (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
-$215K -3,344 Closed
BF
434
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
-$213K -3,325 Closed
VCP
435
Vista Capital Partners
Oregon
-$205K -3,207 Closed
ACM
436
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
-$187K -2,918 Closed
PCG
437
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
-$162K -2,523 Closed
MOS
438
MGO One Seven
Ohio
-$102K -1,600 Closed
LNB
439
Ledyard National Bank
-$96K -1,500 Closed
CC
440
Cassaday & Co
Virginia
-$65K -1,006 Closed
IA
441
IFP Advisors
Florida
-$63K -990 Closed
CA
442
Claro Advisors
Massachusetts
-$68K -918 Closed
RCG
443
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
-$49K -759 Closed
FTI
444
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
-$42K -653 Closed
BCA
445
Berman Capital Advisors
Georgia
-$26K -413 Closed
WWM
446
Willingdon Wealth Management
North Carolina
-$9K -140 Closed
WANY
447
Wealthspire Advisors (New York)
New York
-$8K -127 Closed
1IA
448
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
-$8K -117 Closed

ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

388 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $3.57B — down 26% from $4.86B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 62 funds closed out of ACWI and 57 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 147 trimmed existing stakes and 128 added.

The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $106M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $399M.

  • 388 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q1 2019, down from 397 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $3.57B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 62 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $106M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $399M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.