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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
NFC
176
Northeast Financial Consultants
Connecticut
$207K +$204K +3,499 New
CAL
177
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$190K +$41.7K +715 +29%
IA
178
IFP Advisors
Florida
$178K -$3.73K -64 -2%
EDRS
179
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$173K – – –
LNB
180
Ledyard National Bank
$165K – – –
BBPWM
181
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$156K -$8.75K -150 -5%
PCIG
182
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
$150K +$148K +2,532 New
BP
183
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$142K +$140K +2,400 New
HWP
184
Hefty Wealth Partners
Indiana
$130K -$22.8K -391 -15%
ASN
185
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$120K – – –
RFS
186
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$116K – – –
RFWA
187
RPg Family Wealth Advisory
Massachusetts
$111K +$23.2K +397 +27%
IPC
188
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$97K – – –
Bank of Montreal
189
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$67K +$46.6K +799 +234%
TIM
190
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$56K +$20.4K +350 +59%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
191
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$53K -$17.9K -307 -25%
S
192
SignatureFD
Georgia
$42K – – –
JFA
193
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$42K +$41.5K +711 New
WAM
194
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$41K – – –
PWM
195
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$40K – – –
CA
196
CapWealth Advisors
Tennessee
$31K – – –
WTC
197
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$28K – – –
GWA
198
Guidant Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$28K +$28.2K +483 New
BWP
199
BSW Wealth Partners
Colorado
$26.8K -$1.47M -25,259 -94%
PRS
200
Pinkerton Retirement Specialists
Idaho
$24K -$71.4K -1,224 -75%
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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.