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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
Chevy Chase Trust
101
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$812K -$5.75K -100 -0.7%
WT
102
Whittier Trust
California
$782K
CIBC Private Wealth Group
103
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$779K -$189K -3,285 -19%
SAM
104
Sequent Asset Management
Texas
$768K
Bank of Nova Scotia
105
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$712K
EPP
106
ETF Portfolio Partners
Kansas
$705K +$21.3K +371 +3%
Brown Advisory
107
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$703K -$766K -13,321 -51%
PPA
108
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$689K -$307K -5,343 -30%
SCP
109
Syntal Capital Partners
Texas
$663K +$708K +12,305 New
AGA
110
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$656K +$700K +12,170 New
CFG
111
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$638K +$55.4K +963 +9%
Northern Trust
112
Northern Trust
Illinois
$627K +$214K +3,717 +47%
Comerica Bank
113
Comerica Bank
Texas
$562K -$585K -10,164 -49%
AL
114
Aspiriant LLC
California
$559K -$65.2K -1,133 -10%
Simplex Trading
115
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$527K +$396K +6,885 +238%
RC
116
Rinet Company
Massachusetts
$502K +$21.2K +368 +4%
QCG
117
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$468K +$412K +7,160 +465%
HCM
118
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$461K
NGA
119
Naples Global Advisors
Florida
$449K
CMP
120
Courage Miller Partners
Virginia
$439K +$468K +8,130 New
LI
121
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$437K +$142K +2,460 +44%
LTFS
122
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$434K -$1.36M -23,599 -75%
RDM
123
Retirement Design & Management
Connecticut
$427K -$36.8K -640 -7%
KAH
124
Kathryn A. Hall
$417K
SC
125
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$409K

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.