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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
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134 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.29B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

325% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 8

41% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $918M → $1.29B (+$375M)

38% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 22 (+6)

32% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 34

21% more funds holding

Funds holding: 111 → 134 (+23)

Holders
134
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+20.72%
% of All Funds
3.89%
Holding in Top 10
22
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+37.5%
% of All Funds
0.64%
New
34
Increased
45
Reduced
34
Closed
8
Calls
$1.83M
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$1.83M
Net Calls Change
+$1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SP
Sarasin & Partners
United Kingdom
+$66.7M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$42.2M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$39.7M
4
SRA
Summit Rock Advisors
New York
+$36.8M
5
Baillie Gifford & Co
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
+$21.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RBC
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
-$21M
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$20.3M
3
GFM
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
-$18.8M
4
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
-$15.6M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$10.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NES
126
New England Securities
New York
$24K -$25.4K -454 -52%
MFS
127
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$20K +$8.23K +147 +75%
PNC Financial Services Group
128
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$17K – – –
EFSCE
129
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$8K – – –
MWP
130
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$5K -$8.67K -155 -65%
AC
131
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$5K -$1.4K -25 -23%
Brown Advisory
132
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$4K -$90.9K -1,624 -96%
LFG
133
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$2K +$2.41K +43 New
JG
134
Jefferies Group
New York
$1K -$62.3K -1,114 -99%
Bank of Montreal
135
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1K – – –
SMM
136
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
– -$2.48M -45,977 Closed
DT
137
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
– -$971K -18,000 Closed
SIA
138
Spruce Investment Advisors
Connecticut
– -$905K -16,781 Closed
VKH
139
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$579K -10,737 Closed
PI
140
PineBridge Investments
New York
– -$445K -8,244 Closed
BFO
141
Boston Family Office
Massachusetts
– -$248K -4,600 Closed
GC
142
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
– -$129K -2,400 Closed
S
143
SignatureFD
Georgia
– -$4K -81 Closed
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ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

134 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $1.29B — up 41% from $918M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new ACWI positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sarasin & Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $66.7M. The largest seller was Ronald Blue & Co, cutting an estimated $21M.

  • 134 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q4 2013, up from 111 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.29B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 41% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 8 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Sarasin & Partners, an estimated $66.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Ronald Blue & Co, an estimated $21M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.