iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
ACWI
198 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.7B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.
4% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 24 → 23 (-1)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 212 → 198 (-14)
29% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 41
30% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.43B → $1.7B (-$731M)
55% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 89
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $544K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BM
Brandywine Managers
Hockessin,
Delaware
|
+$80.9M |
| 2 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$27.7M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$27M |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$25.6M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$24.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nisa Investment Advisors
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$167M |
| 2 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$129M |
| 3 |
BIM
BlackRock Investment Management
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$100M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$98M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$70.5M |
ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
198 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.7B — down 30% from $2.43B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 41 funds closed out of ACWI and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 89 trimmed existing stakes and 40 added.
The largest buyer was Brandywine Managers, adding an estimated $80.9M. The largest seller was Nisa Investment Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $167M sold.
- 198 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q1 2016, down from 212 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $1.7B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 30% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 41 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Brandywine Managers, an estimated $80.9M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Nisa Investment Advisors, an estimated $167M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.