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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
BFA
76
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$2.25M +$33.1K +576 +1%
TC
77
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$2.17M +$2.31M +40,223 New
BSWMG
78
Barrington Strategic Wealth Management Group
Illinois
$2.13M +$36.4K +632 +2%
BAM
79
Baring Asset Management
United Kingdom
$2.07M +$33.7K +586 +2%
SCA
80
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
$1.95M +$186K +3,233 +10%
OMC
81
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$1.95M +$1.09M +18,896 +110%
PI
82
PineBridge Investments
New York
$1.86M +$391K +6,790 +25%
FIG
83
Fusion Investment Group
Pennsylvania
$1.76M +$349K +6,072 +23%
HCMT
84
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$1.57M
BPC
85
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$1.43M -$2.24M -38,874 -59%
BCI
86
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.41M -$6.6M -114,664 -81%
FEG
87
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$1.4M +$96.2K +1,672 +7%
NCMW
88
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$1.25M +$313K +5,440 +31%
Commonwealth Equity Services
89
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.24M -$253K -4,396 -16%
LA
90
Lynch & Associates
Indiana
$1.16M -$17.9K -312 -1%
NAM
91
North American Management
Massachusetts
$1.06M +$118K +2,051 +12%
Bank of New York Mellon
92
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.05M +$468K +8,138 +72%
FIM
93
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$1.04M -$58K -1,009 -5%
MFW
94
Meristem Family Wealth
Minnesota
$1.02M +$668K +11,604 +157%
HIM
95
Hanlon Investment Management
New Jersey
$998K +$3.49M +60,597 +297%
HHGA
96
Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors
California
$915K
HighTower Advisors
97
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$889K -$371K -6,445 -28%
FANJ
98
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$889K +$948K +16,476 New
GT
99
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$888K -$230 -4 -0%
MFS
100
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$884K +$387K +6,725 +70%

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.