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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
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217 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.7B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

65% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 17

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 20 (+4)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 208 → 217 (+9)

3% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $36.7M | Put options by funds: $38M

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.78B → $1.7B (-$85.6M)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 78

Holders
217
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+4.33%
% of All Funds
5.79%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.53%
New
28
Increased
66
Reduced
78
Closed
17
Calls
$36.7M
Puts
$38M
Net Calls
-$1.33M
Net Calls Change
-$183K

Top Buyers

1
CCM
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
+$106M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$43.3M
3
GFM
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
+$22.2M
4
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$20.1M
5
MYLI
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance
Japan
+$14.6M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$118M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$53M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$35.9M
4
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$26M
5
BM
Brandywine Managers
Delaware
-$25.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FA
151
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$363K +$1.11K +19 +0.3%
SHJ
152
Sharkey, Howes & Javer
Colorado
$362K -$80.6K -1,382 -18%
EVM
153
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$356K +$351K +6,020 New
MWAC
154
Mariner Wealth Advisors (Cincinnati)
Ohio
$354K +$467 +8 +0.1%
PWAG
155
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$336K +$12.7K +217 +4%
Victory Capital Management
156
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$333K +$329K +5,639 New
Lazard Asset Management
157
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$323K +$285K +4,889 +843%
Creative Planning
158
Creative Planning
Kansas
$309K -$9.45K -162 -3%
BEC
159
Blue Edge Capital
Virginia
$304K -$26.1K -448 -8%
NA
160
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$302K +$298K +5,113 New
BFO
161
Boston Family Office
Massachusetts
$295K – – –
CFA
162
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$289K +$14.6K +250 +5%
HW
163
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$287K +$69.2K +1,187 +32%
TRCT
164
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$278K +$153K +2,629 +127%
FF
165
Friedenthal Financial
New Jersey
$274K – – –
CDIA
166
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$268K -$23.3K -400 -8%
MCM
167
Matterhorn Capital Management
Texas
$267K – – –
MFW
168
Meristem Family Wealth
Minnesota
$266K +$1.05K +18 +0.4%
VCP
169
Vista Capital Partners
Oregon
$252K – – –
CIA
170
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$247K +$244K +4,183 New
SCM
171
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$241K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
172
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$240K -$4.14K -71 -2%
William Blair & Company
173
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$221K -$181K -3,100 -45%
SSG
174
Summit Securities Group
New York
$213K +$210K +3,598 New
Stifel Financial
175
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$207K -$881K -15,114 -81%
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ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

217 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $1.7B — down 4.8% from $1.78B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new ACWI positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 78 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cantillon Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $106M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $118M.

  • 217 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q3 2016, up from 208 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.7B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q3 2016, down 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 17 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Cantillon Capital Management, an estimated $106M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $118M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.