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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
EPP
101
ETF Portfolio Partners
Kansas
$699K +$41.1K +692 +6%
SC
102
Savant Capital
Illinois
$683K +$676K +11,379 New
NCMW
103
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$679K +$673K +11,315 New
CFG
104
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$657K +$34K +572 +6%
Comerica Bank
105
Comerica Bank
Texas
$617K -$611K -10,287 -50%
Bank of New York Mellon
106
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$590K -$44.9M -754,609 -99%
Neuberger Berman Group
107
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$572K +$566K +9,522 New
M&T Bank
108
M&T Bank
New York
$547K -$14.4K -243 -3%
HCM
109
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$513K
NGA
110
Naples Global Advisors
Florida
$505K +$13.4K +225 +3%
SIM
111
Sigma Investment Management
Oregon
$494K -$418K -7,039 -46%
RDM
112
Retirement Design & Management
Connecticut
$482K -$342K -5,747 -42%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
113
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$481K +$121K +2,037 +34%
NA
114
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$473K +$82.1K +1,382 +21%
AllianceBernstein
115
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$466K
KAH
116
Kathryn A. Hall
$464K
SC
117
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$461K -$10.1K -170 -2%
Fidelity Investments
118
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$442K -$5.65K -95 -1%
WT
119
Whittier Trust
California
$432K
Bessemer Group
120
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$426K
GG
121
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$420K
JRP
122
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
$420K +$416K +7,000 New
RIM
123
RS Investment Management
California
$402K +$398K +6,700 New
PSI
124
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$385K
COLIM
125
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$378K +$374K +6,300 New

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.