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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 35

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 175172 (-3)

12% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2522 (-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

Holders
172
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.71%
% of All Funds
4.58%
Holding in Top 10
22
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12%
% of All Funds
0.59%
New
35
Increased
51
Reduced
59
Closed
35
Calls
$1.06M
Puts
$2.16M
Net Calls
-$1.1M
Net Calls Change
+$2.91M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WF
51
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$4.44M -$525K -8,840 -11%
JWS
52
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Arizona
$4.36M -$3.85M -64,856 -47%
PI
53
PineBridge Investments
New York
$4.26M +$2.61M +43,912 +162%
Ninety One (UK)
54
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$4.12M -$7.43M -125,085 -65%
GWA
55
Genesis Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$3.93M +$2.81M +47,320 +265%
SFM
56
Signature Financial Management
Virginia
$3.92M +$310K +5,218 +9%
LPL Financial
57
LPL Financial
California
$3.89M +$586K +9,853 +18%
PIMJS
58
PKO Investment Management Joint-Stock
Poland
$3.85M -$1.28M -21,500 -25%
RPG
59
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$3.69M +$3.65M +61,425 New
AIM
60
Allen Investment Management
New York
$3.63M -$5.09M -85,578 -59%
OMC
61
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$3.42M +$2.5M +41,990 +280%
FAAM
62
First Allied Asset Management
California
$3.26M -$1.02M -17,208 -24%
TRCT
63
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3.08M +$111K +1,871 +4%
Ameriprise
64
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.04M +$187K +3,153 +7%
MCM
65
Moore Capital Management
New York
$3M +$2.97M +50,000 New
PAS
66
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$2.92M -$1.98M -33,235 -41%
Brown Advisory
67
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$2.21M -$3.24M -54,476 -60%
BSWMG
68
Barrington Strategic Wealth Management Group
Illinois
$2.09M +$10.7K +180 +0.5%
PVH
69
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$2.05M +$202K +3,398 +11%
HCMT
70
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$1.82M -$483K -8,130 -21%
Millennium Management
71
Millennium Management
New York
$1.79M +$1.77M +29,856 New
CS
72
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.72M -$42.7M -719,008 -96%
CBOA
73
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$1.7M +$1.69M +28,372 New
Mariner
74
Mariner
Kansas
$1.69M -$3.36M -56,474 -67%
Commonwealth Equity Services
75
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.67M -$851K -14,311 -34%

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.