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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
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
176
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
-$11M -187,095 Closed
RJT
177
Raymond James Trust
Florida
-$7.09M -121,183 Closed
Lazard Asset Management
178
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$5.43M -92,757 Closed
IL
179
Investure LLC
Virginia
-$5.19M -88,700 Closed
ACM
180
Alethea Capital Management
Washington
-$4.62M -78,896 Closed
SMM
181
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
-$3.66M -62,611 Closed
AI
182
Atria Investments
North Carolina
-$3.3M -56,371 Closed
SCM
183
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
-$3.19M -54,451 Closed
ID
184
Integral Derivatives
New York
-$3.06M -52,300 Closed
OWP
185
Obermeyer Wealth Partners
Colorado
-$2.94M -50,340 Closed
OSAM
186
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
-$2.09M -35,787 Closed
DS
187
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$1.74M -29,800 Closed
Franklin Resources
188
Franklin Resources
California
-$1.6M -27,288 Closed
OMCS
189
Old Mutual Customised Solutions
South Africa
-$965K -16,500 Closed
Fisher Asset Management
190
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
-$650K -11,115 Closed
MSU
191
Maple Securities USA
New Jersey
-$638K -10,900 Closed
TGI
192
Tradewinds Global Investors
California
-$498K -8,526 Closed
TNBTD
193
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
-$482K -8,231 Closed
BF
194
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
-$455K -7,783 Closed
HL
195
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
-$367K -6,272 Closed
FAAS
196
First Allied Advisory Services
California
-$267K -4,574 Closed
TSS
197
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$263K -4,494 Closed
Northern Trust
198
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$252K -4,316 Closed
CCM
199
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
-$248K -4,237 Closed
ACA
200
Anchor Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
-$235K -4,018 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.