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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
SCM
76
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$1.88M +$1.95M +31,582 New
CS
77
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.76M +$56.8K +919 +3%
HCMT
78
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$1.73M -$73.3K -1,187 -4%
Barclays
79
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.69M -$7.69M -124,487 -81%
AI
80
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$1.68M +$1.74M +28,245 New
Mariner
81
Mariner
Kansas
$1.67M +$3.09K +50 +0.2%
William Blair & Company
82
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.65M +$400K +6,470 +30%
PI
83
PineBridge Investments
New York
$1.64M -$2.68M -43,331 -61%
Commonwealth Equity Services
84
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.62M -$26.9K -436 -2%
FIG
85
Fusion Investment Group
Pennsylvania
$1.58M -$3.57M -57,758 -68%
Brown Advisory
86
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1.57M -$646K -10,468 -28%
BHB
87
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$1.54M +$1.47M +23,823 +1,153%
FEG
88
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$1.45M +$1.5M +24,303 New
HighTower Advisors
89
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.36M +$317K +5,130 +29%
BWP
90
BSW Wealth Partners
Colorado
$1.3M
LA
91
Lynch & Associates
Indiana
$1.29M -$21.3K -345 -2%
Stifel Financial
92
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.27M -$221K -3,575 -14%
Comerica Bank
93
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.22M +$635K +10,287 +100%
HIM
94
Hanlon Investment Management
New Jersey
$1.22M +$1.03M +16,757 +456%
FIM
95
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$1.21M +$256K +4,142 +26%
PAM
96
PVG Asset Management
Colorado
$1.13M +$1.18M +19,035 New
PPA
97
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.08M +$139K +2,249 +14%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
98
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$1.05M -$55K -890 -5%
NCMW
99
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$1.05M +$392K +6,355 +56%
NAM
100
North American Management
Massachusetts
$1.05M -$106K -1,715 -9%

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.