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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

137 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.16B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 22

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 134137 (+3)

4% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1M | Put options by funds: $1.05M

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.29B → $1.16B (-$137M)

18% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2218 (-4)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 48

Holders
137
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.24%
% of All Funds
3.96%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-18.18%
% of All Funds
0.52%
New
25
Increased
35
Reduced
48
Closed
22
Calls
$1M
Puts
$1.05M
Net Calls
-$47K
Net Calls Change
-$1.88M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bessemer Group
26
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$11.7M +$2.84M +50,048 +33%
AG
27
Appleton Group
Wisconsin
$9.99M -$257K -4,532 -3%
FMBTD
28
First Midwest Bank Trust Division
Illinois
$9.61M -$597K -10,515 -6%
PIM
29
Parasol Investment Management
Illinois
$9.57M -$705K -12,405 -7%
U
30
UBS
Switzerland
$9M -$4.93M -86,854 -36%
AIM
31
Allen Investment Management
New York
$8.49M
FTUS
32
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$7.7M +$7.52M +132,459 New
FAAM
33
First Allied Asset Management
California
$7.11M -$11M -192,966 -61%
FIG
34
Fusion Investment Group
Pennsylvania
$6.97M +$2.55M +44,806 +60%
Royal Bank of Canada
35
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.92M +$877K +15,435 +15%
PVH
36
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$6.84M +$456K +8,032 +7%
Wellington Management Group
37
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$6.65M +$484K +8,521 +8%
Schroder Investment Management Group
38
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$5.84M
CAW
39
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$5.78M +$277K +4,876 +5%
Barclays
40
Barclays
United Kingdom
$4.99M -$552K -9,720 -10%
RJA
41
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.79M +$796K +14,021 +20%
PAS
42
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$4.73M +$354K +6,227 +8%
Stifel Financial
43
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$4.72M +$4.62M +81,252 New
WF
44
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$4.59M +$241K +4,235 +6%
AssetMark Inc
45
AssetMark Inc
California
$4.47M +$174K +3,056 +4%
CS
46
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$4.39M -$25.6K -451 -0.6%
Wells Fargo
47
Wells Fargo
California
$3.79M -$3.44M -60,534 -48%
CIM
48
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$3.74M +$3.65M +64,282 New
US Bancorp
49
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3.23M -$8.07K -142 -0.3%
LPL Financial
50
LPL Financial
California
$3.21M -$115K -2,017 -4%

ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

137 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $1.16B — down 11% from $1.29B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new ACWI positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Iconiq Capital, adding an estimated $20.5M. The largest seller was TD Capital Management, cutting an estimated $53.6M.

  • 137 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q1 2014, up from 134 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.16B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q1 2014, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 22 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Iconiq Capital, an estimated $20.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q1 2014 was TD Capital Management, an estimated $53.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.