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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
CDIA
151
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$216K -$80.3K -1,300 -26%
UBS AM
152
UBS AM
Illinois
$214K
BW
153
Bison Wealth
Georgia
$214K +$2.66K +43 +1%
FT
154
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$206K +$214K +3,462 New
LNB
155
Ledyard National Bank
$202K
NFC
156
Northeast Financial Consultants
Connecticut
$202K +$210K +3,400 New
CA
157
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
$191K
BBPWM
158
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$178K -$7.72K -125 -4%
EDRS
159
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$174K +$181K +2,930 New
Simplex Trading
160
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$172K +$179K +2,897 New
Walleye Trading
161
Walleye Trading
New York
$144K +$149K +2,419 New
Citigroup
162
Citigroup
New York
$136K -$5.32M -86,164 -97%
ASN
163
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$122K
PMFA
164
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$119K +$124K +2,010 New
RFS
165
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$117K -$200K -3,240 -62%
CIR
166
Clear Investment Research
Georgia
$100K
Lazard Asset Management
167
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$99K +$104K +1,679 New
QCG
168
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$91K +$95.1K +1,540 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
169
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$89K +$72.1K +1,168 +359%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
170
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$70K
TIM
171
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$61K
BFEC
172
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$49K
S
173
SignatureFD
Georgia
$42K +$6.24K +101 +17%
PNC Financial Services Group
174
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$36K
MPWT
175
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$34K +$34.9K +565 New

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.