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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

185 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.52B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

132% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.18M | Put options by funds: $2.23M

64% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 22

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.3B → $1.52B (+$213M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 172185 (+13)

5% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2223 (+1)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 63

Holders
185
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+7.56%
% of All Funds
4.99%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.55%
% of All Funds
0.62%
New
36
Increased
57
Reduced
63
Closed
22
Calls
$5.18M
Puts
$2.23M
Net Calls
+$2.94M
Net Calls Change
+$4.04M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
26
Wells Fargo
California
$13M -$4.35M -70,517 -24%
Wellington Management Group
27
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$12.5M +$5.01M +81,176 +62%
Envestnet Asset Management
28
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$10.7M +$2.21M +35,810 +25%
Royal Bank of Canada
29
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.5M -$1.7M -27,458 -13%
AG
30
Appleton Group
Wisconsin
$10.4M +$165K +2,669 +2%
UBS Group
31
UBS Group
Switzerland
$10.3M -$2.98M -48,273 -22%
QI
32
QS Investors
New York
$9.54M +$9.91M +160,474 New
PIM
33
Parasol Investment Management
Illinois
$8.97M -$560K -9,070 -6%
FMBTD
34
First Midwest Bank Trust Division
Illinois
$8.96M -$434K -7,030 -4%
BCI
35
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$8.37M -$371K -6,000 -4%
CWM
36
Concert Wealth Management
California
$7.86M +$8.16M +132,054 New
JWM
37
Jackson Wealth Management
Florida
$7.23M +$7.52M +121,823 New
HNB
38
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$6.96M -$7.28M -117,887 Closed
RJA
39
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$6.91M +$650K +10,523 +10%
CLOS
40
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$6.53M -$78.4K -1,270 -1%
US Bancorp
41
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$6.28M -$840K -13,606 -11%
CAW
42
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$6.12M +$404K +6,544 +7%
Schroder Investment Management Group
43
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$6.1M
UCFA
44
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$6M +$1.49M +24,079 +31%
LOT
45
Lombard Odier Transatlantic
Quebec, Canada
$5.35M
CA
46
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$5.06M +$5.25M +85,050 New
BIM
47
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$4.87M +$4.19M +67,795 +482%
GWA
48
Genesis Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$4.83M +$986K +15,968 +24%
PL
49
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$4.65M +$4.83M +78,144 New
JWS
50
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Arizona
$4.42M +$113K +1,823 +3%

ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

185 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $1.52B — up 16% from $1.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new ACWI positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 63 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Allianz Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $125M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $132M sold.

  • 185 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q2 2015, up from 172 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.52B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 22 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Allianz Asset Management, an estimated $125M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q2 2015 was JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors, an estimated $132M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.