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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

712 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.25B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 265 increasing their positions, 205 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 33

93% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $325M | Put options by funds: $168M

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 265 | Existing positions reduced: 205

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.73B → $9.25B (+$520M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 681712 (+31)

4.86% less ownership

Funds ownership: 46.47%41.6% (-4.9%)

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4845 (-3)

Holders
712
Holders Change
+31
Holders Change %
+4.55%
% of All Funds
9.37%
Holding in Top 10
45
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-6.25%
% of All Funds
0.59%
New
77
Increased
265
Reduced
205
Closed
33
Calls
$325M
Puts
$168M
Net Calls
+$157M
Net Calls Change
-$10.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IC
26
IEQ Capital
California
$69.7M +$5.01M +41,776 +8%
A
27
Allianz
Germany
$67.6M -$841K -7,012 -1%
CFFNO
28
Common Fund For Nonprofit Organizations
Connecticut
$66.6M +$7.84M +65,390 +14%
JHU
29
Johns Hopkins University
Maryland
$66M -$438M -3,653,232 -88%
BlackRock
30
BlackRock
New York
$64.6M +$2.06M +17,217 +4%
Toronto Dominion Bank
31
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$64.3M +$59.9M +500,000 New
LBC
32
Lowe Brockenbrough & Co
Virginia
$64.1M +$50.6M +421,725 +548%
Bessemer Group
33
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$63.5M +$21.4M +178,372 +57%
Brown Advisory
34
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$63.3M +$3.01M +25,107 +5%
Corient Private Wealth
35
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$61.3M +$6.04M +50,353 +12%
HighTower Advisors
36
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$59.9M -$916K -7,644 -2%
National Bank of Canada
37
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$59.1M -$35.9M -299,788 -39%
AssetMark Inc
38
AssetMark Inc
California
$58.6M -$3.18M -26,498 -5%
MCCA
39
Mill Creek Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$56.9M +$13.5M +112,737 +34%
AllianceBernstein
40
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$54.6M -$1.19M -9,943 -2%
BBVA
41
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$54.3M -$26.2M -218,841 -34%
Wellington Management Group
42
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$53.4M +$41.5M +345,735 +500%
BTI
43
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
$53.3M +$460K +3,839 +0.9%
Canada Life
44
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$53.3M +$7.87M +65,675 +19%
TBWA
45
Three Bridge Wealth Advisors
California
$51.9M +$1.38M +11,548 +3%
Bank of Montreal
46
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$50.7M +$566K +4,725 +1%
BS
47
Banco Santander
Spain
$49.6M +$17.8M +148,636 +63%
PCIG
48
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
$49.5M +$15.4M +128,261 +50%
VCM
49
Verger Capital Management
North Carolina
$48.5M +$10.4M +86,344 +30%
Bank of New York Mellon
50
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$46.3M +$1.4M +11,670 +3%

ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

712 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $9.25B — up 5.9% from $8.73B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new ACWI positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 44 holders — while 265 added to existing stakes and 205 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Phoenix Financial, adding an estimated $274M. The largest seller was Johns Hopkins University, cutting an estimated $438M.

  • 712 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q2 2025, up from 681 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $9.25B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 77 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 33 closed out, a net change of +44 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Phoenix Financial, an estimated $274M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Johns Hopkins University, an estimated $438M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.