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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
CMO
51
Covenant Multifamily Offices
Texas
$4.32M +$4.32M +69,935 +2,531%
SFM
52
Signature Financial Management
Virginia
$4M +$122K +1,970 +3%
PVH
53
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$3.91M +$1.95M +31,608 +93%
BPC
54
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$3.89M -$767K -12,418 -16%
PIMJS
55
PKO Investment Management Joint-Stock
Poland
$3.82M
BTS
56
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$3.79M +$18.6K +302 +0.5%
GH
57
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$3.77M +$3.71M +60,000 +1,746%
AIM
58
Allen Investment Management
New York
$3.6M
FAAS
59
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$3.39M +$3.52M +57,030 New
Ninety One (UK)
60
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$3.36M -$751K -12,155 -18%
LPL Financial
61
LPL Financial
California
$3.28M -$560K -9,066 -14%
WIM
62
Waverton Investment Management
United Kingdom
$3.28M +$3.4M +55,100 New
RPG
63
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$3.09M -$583K -9,433 -15%
MCM
64
Moore Capital Management
New York
$2.97M
WF
65
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$2.96M -$1.5M -24,230 -33%
Ameriprise
66
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.96M -$52.8K -855 -2%
FTUS
67
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.6M -$35.9M -581,611 -93%
BFA
68
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$2.44M +$2.54M +41,124 New
NL
69
NWAM LLC
Washington
$2.35M +$3.27M +53,000 New
BSWMG
70
Barrington Strategic Wealth Management Group
Illinois
$2.31M +$249K +4,027 +12%
BAM
71
Baring Asset Management
United Kingdom
$2.29M +$1.32M +21,394 +125%
Natixis Advisors
72
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.15M +$1.03M +16,684 +86%
AllianceBernstein
73
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.01M +$1.61M +26,119 +337%
SCA
74
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
$1.96M +$550K +8,904 +37%
LTFS
75
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.88M +$1.7M +27,520 +669%

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.