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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
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177 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.92B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

651% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $23.4M | Put options by funds: $3.11M

60% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 43

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.52B → $1.92B (+$407M)

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 24 (+1)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 185 → 177 (-8)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 28

Holders
177
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-4.32%
% of All Funds
4.94%
Holding in Top 10
24
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.35%
% of All Funds
0.67%
New
22
Increased
69
Reduced
43
Closed
28
Calls
$23.4M
Puts
$3.11M
Net Calls
+$20.3M
Net Calls Change
+$17.3M

Top Buyers

1
JMPWA
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
+$122M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$84.2M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$82.7M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$66.8M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$55.4M

Top Sellers

1
BM
Brandywine Managers
Delaware
-$82.6M
2
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$11.8M
3
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
-$10.4M
4
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$8.65M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$7.89M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LNB
151
Ledyard National Bank
$183K – – –
CA
152
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
$173K – – –
BBPWM
153
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$162K – – –
Citigroup
154
Citigroup
New York
$159K +$37.5K +652 +28%
EDRS
155
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$158K – – –
ASN
156
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$110K – – –
RFS
157
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$106K – – –
RPG
158
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$86.5K -$2.9M -50,388 -97%
Fifth Third Bancorp
159
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$81K – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
160
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$63K – – –
TIM
161
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$55K – – –
BFEC
162
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$45K – – –
S
163
SignatureFD
Georgia
$38K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
164
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$32K – – –
CA
165
CapWealth Advisors
Tennessee
$29K – – –
WTC
166
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$26K – – –
WAS
167
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$21K +$288 +5 +1%
CTC
168
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$19K +$20.1K +350 New
NMIS
169
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services
Wisconsin
$10K +$10.9K +190 New
CGH
170
Cleary Gull Holdings
Wisconsin
$6K – – –
Creative Planning
171
Creative Planning
Kansas
$4K +$3.74K +65 New
TFA
172
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$3K -$1.84K -32 -42%
AIP
173
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$2K – – –
CFA
174
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.78K – – –
CIR
175
Clear Investment Research
Georgia
$1K -$95.8K -1,666 -99%
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ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

177 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $1.92B — up 27% from $1.52B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of ACWI and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 43 trimmed existing stakes and 69 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $122M. The largest seller was Brandywine Managers, cutting an estimated $82.6M.

  • 177 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q3 2015, down from 185 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.92B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 28 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors, an estimated $122M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Brandywine Managers, an estimated $82.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.