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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

172 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.3B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 35

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 175172 (-3)

12% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2522 (-3)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 59

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.79B → $1.3B (-$488M)

51% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.06M | Put options by funds: $2.16M

Holders
172
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.71%
% of All Funds
4.58%
Holding in Top 10
22
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12%
% of All Funds
0.59%
New
35
Increased
51
Reduced
59
Closed
35
Calls
$1.06M
Puts
$2.16M
Net Calls
-$1.1M
Net Calls Change
+$2.91M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CIR
151
Clear Investment Research
Georgia
$101K +$100K +1,684 New
BHB
152
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$88K -$1.71M -28,803 -93%
WCM
153
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
$87K +$85.7K +1,442 New
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
154
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$70.3K
TIM
155
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$61K
BFEC
156
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$50K +$49.4K +831 New
TNB
157
Thomasville National Bank
Georgia
$42K +$42.2K +710 New
S
158
SignatureFD
Georgia
$37K +$36.3K +610 New
PNC Financial Services Group
159
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$36K +$17.8K +300 +100%
CI
160
Clal Insurance
Israel
$33K
CA
161
CapWealth Advisors
Tennessee
$32K +$31.5K +530 New
WTC
162
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$29K
WAS
163
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$23K +$22.9K +386 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
164
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$20K
MWAN
165
Mariner Wealth Advisors (NYC)
Kansas
$18K +$17.8K +299 New
W
166
Wealthfront
California
$7K
Creative Planning
167
Creative Planning
Kansas
$3K -$121K -2,044 -97%
AC
168
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$2K -$1.49K -25 -42%
CFA
169
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.98K
Bank of Montreal
170
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1K
Deutsche Bank
171
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$60.1M -1,027,321 Closed
PWPCM
172
Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management
New York
-$48.2M -824,632 Closed
WKKFT
173
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Trust
Michigan
-$44.1M -754,500 Closed
W
174
Wealthquest
Ohio
-$26.3M -449,879 Closed
RGI
175
River Global Investors
United Kingdom
-$17.7M -302,900 Closed

ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

172 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.3B — down 27% from $1.79B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in ACWI was balanced in Q1 2015: 35 funds opened new positions, 35 closed out, 51 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., adding an estimated $21.4M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $75.5M.

  • 172 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q1 2015, down from 175 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.3B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 35 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $21.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $75.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.