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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

177 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.92B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

651% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $23.4M | Put options by funds: $3.11M

60% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 43

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.52B → $1.92B (+$407M)

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2324 (+1)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 185177 (-8)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 28

Holders
177
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-4.32%
% of All Funds
4.94%
Holding in Top 10
24
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.35%
% of All Funds
0.67%
New
22
Increased
69
Reduced
43
Closed
28
Calls
$23.4M
Puts
$3.11M
Net Calls
+$20.3M
Net Calls Change
+$17.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HNB
51
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$6.31M
Wellington Management Group
52
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$6.2M -$5.53M -96,092 -46%
CLOS
53
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$5.92M
CAW
54
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$5.62M +$71.1K +1,236 +1%
PL
55
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$5.39M +$1.26M +21,856 +28%
Schroder Investment Management Group
56
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$5.33M -$224K -3,900 -4%
AllianceBernstein
57
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$4.93M +$3.31M +57,580 +170%
LOT
58
Lombard Odier Transatlantic
Quebec, Canada
$4.86M
GH
59
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$4.86M +$1.53M +26,563 +42%
Stifel Financial
60
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$4.55M +$3.62M +63,006 +295%
Natixis Advisors
61
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$4.32M +$2.53M +43,979 +122%
LPL Financial
62
LPL Financial
California
$4.21M +$1.13M +19,586 +35%
CMO
63
Covenant Multifamily Offices
Texas
$3.97M +$48.6K +844 +1%
BTS
64
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$3.84M +$433K +7,524 +12%
JWS
65
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Arizona
$3.67M -$372K -6,468 -9%
PIMJS
66
PKO Investment Management Joint-Stock
Poland
$3.46M
Mariner
67
Mariner
Kansas
$3.33M +$1.93M +33,568 +119%
AG
68
Appleton Group
Wisconsin
$3.29M -$6.6M -114,637 -65%
AIM
69
Allen Investment Management
New York
$3.26M
WIM
70
Waverton Investment Management
United Kingdom
$2.97M
WF
71
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$2.97M +$302K +5,257 +11%
SFM
72
Signature Financial Management
Virginia
$2.9M -$785K -13,638 -20%
William Blair & Company
73
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$2.5M +$1.07M +18,667 +67%
Ameriprise
74
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.48M -$218K -3,795 -8%
BWP
75
BSW Wealth Partners
Colorado
$2.33M +$1.23M +21,429 +98%

ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

177 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $1.92B — up 27% from $1.52B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of ACWI and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 43 trimmed existing stakes and 69 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $122M. The largest seller was Brandywine Managers, cutting an estimated $82.6M.

  • 177 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q3 2015, down from 185 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.92B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 28 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors, an estimated $122M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Brandywine Managers, an estimated $82.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.