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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
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317 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.43B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 90 funds opening new positions, 115 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

500% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 15

62% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 115 | Existing positions reduced: 71

28% more funds holding

Funds holding: 247 → 317 (+70)

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.92B → $3.43B (+$507M)

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 26 (+3)

4.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.44% → 41.36% (+4.9%)

99% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.37M | Put options by funds: $236M

Holders
317
Holders Change
+70
Holders Change %
+28.34%
% of All Funds
7.19%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+13.04%
% of All Funds
0.59%
New
90
Increased
115
Reduced
71
Closed
15
Calls
$2.37M
Puts
$236M
Net Calls
-$233M
Net Calls Change
-$238M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$111M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$66.3M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$46.2M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$37.5M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$37M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$99.7M
2
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
-$38.3M
3
LMGAM
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$35.6M
4
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$24.8M
5
AL
Aspiriant LLC
California
-$21.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Brown Advisory
101
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$3.21M +$762K +10,769 +32%
RIS
102
Retirement Income Solutions
Michigan
$3.04M +$2.98M +42,165 New
SFA
103
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$3.03M +$344K +4,859 +13%
LTFS
104
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3M +$1.33M +18,837 +83%
LSAG
105
Lake Street Advisors Group
New Hampshire
$2.94M +$2.88M +40,760 New
PWM
106
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$2.89M +$2.84M +40,114 New
CAM
107
Crestone Asset Management
Colorado
$2.84M +$441K +6,230 +19%
AFP
108
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$2.82M +$817K +11,546 +42%
B
109
Barings
North Carolina
$2.81M +$2.75M +38,892 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
110
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.73M -$1.79M -25,305 -40%
MIH
111
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$2.69M +$32.6M +460,787 New
PI
112
PineBridge Investments
New York
$2.54M – – –
CGL
113
Clarius Group LLC
Washington
$2.54M -$136K -1,926 -5%
CAM
114
Cidel Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.52M – – –
State Street
115
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.47M +$2.42M +34,270 New
MML Investors Services
116
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$2.39M +$320K +4,530 +16%
CL
117
CPWM LLC
Washington
$2.38M -$343K -4,855 -13%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
118
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$2.35M +$652K +9,212 +40%
LA
119
Lynch & Associates
Indiana
$2.31M +$81.4K +1,151 +4%
BWP
120
BSW Wealth Partners
Colorado
$2.03M +$920 +13 +0%
OSAM
121
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$2M +$1.96M +27,667 New
HCMT
122
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$1.98M – – –
BP
123
BBR Partners
New York
$1.98M +$1.94M +27,487 New
Bank of Nova Scotia
124
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$1.94M -$160K -2,263 -7%
SH
125
Svenska Handelsbanken
Sweden
$1.87M -$257K -3,630 -12%
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ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

317 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $3.43B — up 17% from $2.92B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 90 funds opened new ACWI positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 75 holders — while 115 added to existing stakes and 71 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $111M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $99.7M.

  • 317 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q4 2017, up from 247 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $3.43B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 90 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 15 closed out, a net change of +75 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $111M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $99.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.