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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

319 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.57B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 109 increasing their positions, 107 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 40

10% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $41.6M | Put options by funds: $37.7M

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2627 (+1)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 109 | Existing positions reduced: 107

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 317319 (+2)

11.18% less ownership

Funds ownership: 41.36%30.18% (-11%)

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.43B → $2.57B (-$861M)

Holders
319
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.63%
% of All Funds
7.31%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+3.85%
% of All Funds
0.62%
New
45
Increased
109
Reduced
107
Closed
40
Calls
$41.6M
Puts
$37.7M
Net Calls
+$3.86M
Net Calls Change
+$237M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LF
126
Lee Financial
Texas
$1.87M +$485K +6,588 +34%
FIM
127
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$1.85M +$255K +3,459 +16%
SH
128
Svenska Handelsbanken
Sweden
$1.83M
Northern Trust
129
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.77M -$2.97M -40,277 -62%
LTFS
130
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.76M -$1.26M -17,064 -41%
ICM
131
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$1.72M +$1.77M +24,000 New
AI
132
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$1.7M +$108K +1,463 +7%
Stifel Financial
133
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.7M +$1.17M +15,918 +205%
FA
134
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$1.63M +$646K +8,766 +63%
Chevy Chase Trust
135
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$1.55M +$107K +1,448 +7%
HTC
136
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$1.5M
MIH
137
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$1.48M -$32.4M -440,060 -96%
SFFS
138
Stonehage Fleming Financial Services
Jersey
$1.45M -$207K -2,816 -12%
ACP
139
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
$1.38M -$2.22M -30,074 -61%
PCP
140
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$1.3M -$30.2K -410 -2%
PFM
141
Peak Financial Management
Massachusetts
$1.3M +$1.33M +18,116 New
ASN
142
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1.29M +$69.7K +946 +6%
FCH
143
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$1.27M -$413K -5,611 -24%
FT
144
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$1.24M -$22.1K -300 -2%
MA
145
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$1.2M +$480K +6,522 +64%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
146
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.18M +$334K +4,528 +38%
SFC
147
SYM Financial Corp
Indiana
$1.16M -$26.7K -362 -2%
SGA
148
Sustainable Growth Advisers
Connecticut
$1.16M
WSTAM
149
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$1.12M -$18.9K -257 -2%
LSAG
150
Lake Street Advisors Group
New Hampshire
$1.08M -$1.89M -25,702 -63%

ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

319 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $2.57B — down 25% from $3.43B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new ACWI positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 109 added to existing stakes and 107 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $49.5M. The largest seller was 3EDGE Asset Management, cutting an estimated $162M.

  • 319 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q1 2018, up from 317 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $2.57B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 40 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $49.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q1 2018 was 3EDGE Asset Management, an estimated $162M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.