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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
WAS
201
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$24K – – –
LOAMS
202
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
$22K +$21.9K +376 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
203
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$19K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
204
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$19K +$933 +16 +5%
RWA
205
Ropes Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$16K +$16.3K +279 New
CI
206
Clal Insurance
Israel
$13K – – –
HS
207
Horan Securities
United States
$11K +$11.2K +192 New
NFG
208
Next Financial Group
Texas
$8K +$7.7K +132 New
JFGIW
209
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$6K – – –
TFA
210
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$3K – – –
AWM
211
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$3K +$1.05K +18 +53%
SBL
212
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$2.45K -$51.8K -888 -2%
CFA
213
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.95K – – –
WA
214
WestEnd Advisors
North Carolina
$1.3K +$1.28K +22 New
AIP
215
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$1K -$1.46K -25 -47%
CIR
216
Clear Investment Research
Georgia
$1K – – –
VOYA Investment Management
217
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$220 +$217K +3,724 New
Susquehanna International Group
218
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$19.8M -338,854 Closed
OMC
219
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$14.7M -262,203 Closed
FTUS
220
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$8.29M -147,526 Closed
CCMH
221
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
– -$8.09M -143,915 Closed
BA
222
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
– -$7.61M -135,370 Closed
PFM
223
Peak Financial Management
Massachusetts
– -$5.14M -91,469 Closed
Citadel Advisors
224
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$4.97M -85,140 Closed
PL
225
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
– -$3.9M -69,408 Closed
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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.