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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
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217 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.7B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

65% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 17

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 20 (+4)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 208 → 217 (+9)

3% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $36.7M | Put options by funds: $38M

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.78B → $1.7B (-$85.6M)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 78

Holders
217
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+4.33%
% of All Funds
5.79%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.53%
New
28
Increased
66
Reduced
78
Closed
17
Calls
$36.7M
Puts
$38M
Net Calls
-$1.33M
Net Calls Change
-$183K

Top Buyers

1
CCM
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
+$106M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$43.3M
3
GFM
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
+$22.2M
4
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$20.1M
5
MYLI
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance
Japan
+$14.6M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$118M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$53M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$35.9M
4
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$26M
5
BM
Brandywine Managers
Delaware
-$25.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BIM
76
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.96M +$125K +2,149 +7%
FEG
77
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$1.89M -$18.4K -315 -1%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
78
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$1.87M – – –
Brown Advisory
79
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1.85M +$901K +15,445 +97%
HighTower Advisors
80
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.78M -$83.5K -1,432 -5%
Fisher Asset Management
81
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$1.73M +$367K +6,299 +27%
SEI Investments
82
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.73M +$417K +7,154 +32%
SPWA
83
SteelBridge Private Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1.65M – – –
HCMT
84
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$1.64M -$80.2K -1,376 -5%
Goldman Sachs
85
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.59M -$53M -908,680 -97%
DWT
86
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$1.51M – – –
LA
87
Lynch & Associates
Indiana
$1.5M +$111K +1,898 +8%
LOT
88
Lombard Odier Transatlantic
Quebec, Canada
$1.48M – – –
Millennium Management
89
Millennium Management
New York
$1.47M +$1.45M +24,884 New
BL
90
Balentine LLC
Georgia
$1.41M +$542K +9,295 +64%
PPA
91
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.41M +$561K +9,627 +68%
SCA
92
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
$1.36M -$11.1K -190 -0.8%
RIL
93
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$1.32M +$1.31M +22,400 New
Prudential Financial
94
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.24M +$881K +15,100 +256%
PI
95
PineBridge Investments
New York
$1.23M +$186K +3,185 +18%
HIM
96
Hanlon Investment Management
New Jersey
$1.21M +$20.8K +356 +2%
BFA
97
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$1.2M -$20.2K -347 -2%
HIIFS
98
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$1.2M +$248K +4,251 +26%
BJL
99
Brighton Jones LLC
Washington
$1.18M +$55.9K +958 +5%
Barclays
100
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.17M -$653K -11,197 -36%
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ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

217 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $1.7B — down 4.8% from $1.78B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new ACWI positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 78 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cantillon Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $106M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $118M.

  • 217 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q3 2016, up from 208 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.7B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q3 2016, down 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 17 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Cantillon Capital Management, an estimated $106M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $118M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.