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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
VKH
76
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.61M +$900K +15,141 +129%
Stifel Financial
77
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.5M +$292K +4,915 +25%
Chevy Chase Trust
78
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$1.48M -$181K -3,050 -11%
SCA
79
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
$1.44M -$110K -1,848 -7%
SPC
80
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.36M +$1.35M +22,660 New
LA
81
Lynch & Associates
Indiana
$1.33M +$1.32M +22,134 New
BWP
82
BSW Wealth Partners
Colorado
$1.31M +$33.9K +570 +3%
William Blair & Company
83
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.28M +$150K +2,530 +13%
BBHC
84
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$1.25M
Natixis Advisors
85
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.17M -$439K -7,393 -28%
NAM
86
North American Management
Massachusetts
$1.16M -$106K -1,778 -8%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
87
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$1.12M -$6.89K -116 -0.6%
HHGA
88
Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors
California
$1.09M -$162K -2,721 -13%
HighTower Advisors
89
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.07M +$186K +3,122 +21%
BAM
90
Baring Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.04M +$1.02M +17,164 New
FIM
91
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$1M +$964K +16,215 New
GT
92
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$1M +$681K +11,460 +219%
MFW
93
Meristem Family Wealth
Minnesota
$989K
PPA
94
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$952K -$229K -3,851 -20%
BL
95
Balentine LLC
Georgia
$898K +$889K +14,964 New
VF
96
Virtu Financial
New York
$871K +$577K +9,716 +203%
SAM
97
Sequent Asset Management
Texas
$855K +$847K +14,246 New
BIM
98
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$844K -$60.6M -1,019,706 -99%
Bank of Nova Scotia
99
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$792K
AL
100
Aspiriant LLC
California
$788K +$131K +2,196 +20%

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.