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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

138 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.34B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $624K | Put options by funds: $389K

24% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1721 (+4)

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 19

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.32B → $1.34B (+$16.3M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 137138 (+1)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 48

Holders
138
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.73%
% of All Funds
4%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+23.53%
% of All Funds
0.61%
New
21
Increased
48
Reduced
48
Closed
19
Calls
$624K
Puts
$389K
Net Calls
+$235K
Net Calls Change
+$814K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AG
51
Appleton Group
Wisconsin
$3.52M -$6.8M -112,953 -65%
LPL Financial
52
LPL Financial
California
$3.16M +$2.29K +38 +0.1%
UCFA
53
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$2.57M +$946K +15,714 +56%
Chevy Chase Trust
54
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$2.51M +$663K +11,006 +35%
SCA
55
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
$2.35M -$77.8K -1,292 -3%
LWA
56
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$2.35M -$873K -14,500 -27%
Ameriprise
57
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.27M +$308K +5,119 +15%
BSWMG
58
Barrington Strategic Wealth Management Group
Illinois
$2.17M -$77.7K -1,290 -3%
BHB
59
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$1.82M -$83.1K -1,380 -4%
GH
60
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$1.77M +$1.81M +30,000 New
Baillie Gifford & Co
61
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$1.73M
CS
62
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.68M -$7.06M -117,196 -80%
ACM
63
Antonetti Capital Management
Florida
$1.59M -$363K -6,021 -18%
Mariner
64
Mariner
Kansas
$1.38M +$330K +5,477 +31%
Commonwealth Equity Services
65
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.32M +$48.2K +800 +4%
NAM
66
North American Management
Massachusetts
$1.31M +$12.6K +210 +1%
SFM
67
Signature Financial Management
Virginia
$1.26M -$110K -1,822 -8%
BBHC
68
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$1.23M
HHGA
69
Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors
California
$1.23M -$114K -1,886 -8%
CLOS
70
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$1.16M
AL
71
Aspiriant LLC
California
$1.08M
Bessemer Group
72
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$1.02M -$218K -3,625 -17%
BWP
73
BSW Wealth Partners
Colorado
$993K
SIM
74
Sigma Investment Management
Oregon
$987K -$231K -3,843 -19%
BAM
75
Baring Asset Management
United Kingdom
$952K +$971K +16,128 New

ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

138 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $1.34B — up 1.2% from $1.32B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new ACWI positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $155M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $52M.

  • 138 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q3 2014, up from 137 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.34B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 19 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors, an estimated $155M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $52M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.