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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
OMC
101
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$1.02M -$2.46M -39,798 -70%
BL
102
Balentine LLC
Georgia
$1.02M +$139K +2,249 +15%
HHGA
103
Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors
California
$1.01M -$74.1K -1,200 -7%
BBHC
104
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$1M -$247K -4,000 -19%
GT
105
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$979K -$12.4K -200 -1%
Chevy Chase Trust
106
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$901K -$582K -9,427 -38%
WT
107
Whittier Trust
California
$862K +$451K +7,310 +102%
SAM
108
Sequent Asset Management
Texas
$847K
Bank of Nova Scotia
109
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$784K
EPP
110
ETF Portfolio Partners
Kansas
$755K +$65.5K +1,061 +9%
Citadel Advisors
111
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$707K -$5.77M -93,485 -89%
AL
112
Aspiriant LLC
California
$684K -$101K -1,636 -12%
Bank of New York Mellon
113
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$674K +$91.9K +1,488 +15%
SG Americas Securities
114
SG Americas Securities
New York
$654K -$5.35M -86,583 -89%
CFG
115
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$646K -$2.53K -41 -0.4%
MFS
116
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$575K +$354K +5,737 +146%
SPC
117
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$532K -$846K -13,704 -60%
RC
118
Rinet Company
Massachusetts
$531K +$552K +8,933 New
RDM
119
Retirement Design & Management
Connecticut
$509K +$32.4K +525 +7%
HCM
120
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$508K
M&T Bank
121
M&T Bank
New York
$503K -$40.1K -650 -7%
NGA
122
Naples Global Advisors
Florida
$494K -$6.18K -100 -1%
TRCT
123
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$491K -$2.66M -43,143 -84%
NA
124
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$487K +$19.3K +313 +4%
SAMT
125
Select Asset Management & Trust
Pennsylvania
$479K +$497K +8,050 New

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.