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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
Northern Trust
126
Northern Trust
Illinois
$470K +$489K +7,914 New
KAH
127
Kathryn A. Hall
$460K
SC
128
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$450K -$6.18K -100 -1%
MFW
129
Meristem Family Wealth
Minnesota
$439K -$562K -9,103 -55%
Fidelity Investments
130
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$426K -$6.73K -109 -1%
GG
131
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$416K
JRP
132
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
$416K
MAA
133
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$394K +$52.6K +851 +15%
VKH
134
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$377K -$1.27M -20,560 -76%
Bessemer Group
135
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$363K -$60.2K -975 -14%
LI
136
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$336K -$13K -210 -4%
SIM
137
Sigma Investment Management
Oregon
$331K -$164K -2,663 -32%
RIM
138
RS Investment Management
California
$321K -$80.5K -1,304 -19%
BEC
139
Blue Edge Capital
Virginia
$313K -$32.5K -526 -9%
WI
140
WBI Investments
New Jersey
$304K +$316K +5,111 New
BFO
141
Boston Family Office
Massachusetts
$297K
MCM
142
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$297K
AIG
143
American International Group
New York
$293K -$61.9K -1,002 -17%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
144
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$275K -$209K -3,391 -42%
FF
145
Friedenthal Financial
New Jersey
$262K +$272K +4,405 New
CFA
146
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$255K +$6.67K +108 +3%
VCP
147
Vista Capital Partners
Oregon
$255K +$265K +4,285 New
BJL
148
Brighton Jones LLC
Washington
$249K +$14.5K +235 +6%
RMC
149
Regis Management Company
California
$228K +$24.1K +390 +11%
Millennium Management
150
Millennium Management
New York
$221K -$1.61M -26,133 -88%

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.