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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
MFS
101
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.15M -$266K -4,562 -19%
CA
102
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$1.12M -$238K -4,081 -18%
CS
103
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.08M -$24.3M -417,432 -96%
SFA
104
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$1.02M +$1.01M +17,244 New
FT
105
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$918K -$134K -2,300 -13%
LTFS
106
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$906K +$37.6K +645 +4%
NAM
107
North American Management
Massachusetts
$891K -$28.1K -482 -3%
Chevy Chase Trust
108
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$890K – – –
WT
109
Whittier Trust
California
$857K – – –
SAM
110
Sequent Asset Management
Texas
$842K – – –
CIBC Private Wealth Group
111
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$818K -$60.1K -1,030 -7%
Nomura Asset Management
112
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$798K +$787K +13,500 New
CWM
113
Concert Wealth Management
California
$796K +$573K +9,822 +274%
Schroder Investment Management Group
114
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$784K -$4.66M -79,890 -86%
Bank of Nova Scotia
115
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$780K – – –
GT
116
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$763K – – –
CFG
117
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$750K +$17.9K +307 +2%
RPG
118
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$727K -$6.76K -116 -0.9%
KC
119
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
$719K +$5.07K +87 +0.7%
NCMW
120
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$699K -$5.25K -90 -0.8%
Comerica Bank
121
Comerica Bank
Texas
$689K -$141K -2,424 -17%
Fidelity Investments
122
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$668K -$118M -2,024,850 -99%
RC
123
Rinet Company
Massachusetts
$664K +$1.4K +24 +0.2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
124
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$657K -$183K -3,136 -22%
SFFS
125
Stonehage Fleming Financial Services
Jersey
$626K – – –
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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.