iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
ACWI
172 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.3B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 35
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 175 → 172 (-3)
12% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 25 → 22 (-3)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 59
27% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.79B → $1.3B (-$488M)
51% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.06M | Put options by funds: $2.16M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$21.4M |
| 2 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
+$16.6M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$13.9M |
| 4 |
BM
Brandywine Managers
Hockessin,
Delaware
|
+$12.2M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$7.4M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$75.5M |
| 2 |
BIM
BlackRock Investment Management
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$60.6M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$60.1M |
| 4 |
PWPCM
Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management
New York
|
-$48.2M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$44.9M |
ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
172 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.3B — down 27% from $1.79B a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in ACWI was balanced in Q1 2015: 35 funds opened new positions, 35 closed out, 51 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., adding an estimated $21.4M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $75.5M.
- 172 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q1 2015, down from 175 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $1.3B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 35 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 35 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $21.4M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $75.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.