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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

712 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.25B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 265 increasing their positions, 205 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 33

93% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $325M | Put options by funds: $168M

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 265 | Existing positions reduced: 205

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.73B → $9.25B (+$520M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 681712 (+31)

4.86% less ownership

Funds ownership: 46.47%41.6% (-4.9%)

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4845 (-3)

Holders
712
Holders Change
+31
Holders Change %
+4.55%
% of All Funds
9.37%
Holding in Top 10
45
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-6.25%
% of All Funds
0.59%
New
77
Increased
265
Reduced
205
Closed
33
Calls
$325M
Puts
$168M
Net Calls
+$157M
Net Calls Change
-$10.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of Nova Scotia
76
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$26.5M -$75.2M -627,410 -75%
Focus Partners Wealth
77
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
$26.1M -$1.15M -9,590 -5%
GA
78
GFS Advisors
Texas
$26M +$3.33M +27,765 +16%
WPW
79
Waldron Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$25.7M -$10.7K -89 -0%
Neuberger Berman Group
80
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$24.5M -$1.17M -9,727 -5%
CWM
81
Circle Wealth Management
New Jersey
$24.1M
Rockefeller Capital Management
82
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$23.9M +$593K +4,948 +3%
DA
83
Drake & Associates
Wisconsin
$23.6M +$895K +7,465 +4%
ET
84
Equitable Trust
Tennessee
$22.8M +$5.49M +45,788 +35%
Citigroup
85
Citigroup
New York
$22.8M +$2.2M +18,328 +12%
Capital International Investors
86
Capital International Investors
California
$22.5M -$16.4M -137,172 -44%
GAM
87
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$20.6M +$5.11M +42,602 +36%
EAM
88
Erste Asset Management
Austria
$20.3M -$10.2M -85,012 -35%
Schroder Investment Management Group
89
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$19.4M -$50.2M -418,946 -73%
AIM
90
Allen Investment Management
New York
$19.3M -$51.3K -428 -0.3%
Ameriprise
91
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$19.3M -$3.77M -31,467 -17%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
92
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$18.7M -$5.85M -48,811 -25%
CAM
93
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$18.5M -$3.62M -30,222 -17%
Victory Capital Management
94
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$16.5M +$5.77M +48,092 +60%
CF
95
Centaurus Financial
California
$16.5M -$282K -2,352 -2%
AA
96
Ashford Advisors
New York
$15.9M +$72.7K +606 +0.5%
AC
97
Avestar Capital
New York
$15.9M +$9.12M +76,026 +161%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
98
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$15.2M -$4.12M -34,394 -23%
UCFA
99
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$14.8M -$39.8K -332 -0.3%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
100
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$14M +$715K +5,963 +6%

ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

712 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $9.25B — up 5.9% from $8.73B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new ACWI positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 44 holders — while 265 added to existing stakes and 205 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Phoenix Financial, adding an estimated $274M. The largest seller was Johns Hopkins University, cutting an estimated $438M.

  • 712 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q2 2025, up from 681 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $9.25B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 77 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 33 closed out, a net change of +44 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Phoenix Financial, an estimated $274M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Johns Hopkins University, an estimated $438M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.