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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

314 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.93B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 120 increasing their positions, 106 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

306% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $138M | Put options by funds: $33.9M

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.57B → $2.93B (+$362M)

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 120 | Existing positions reduced: 106

3.46% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.18%33.64% (+3.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2727 (0)

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 38

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 319314 (-5)

Holders
314
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-1.57%
% of All Funds
7.19%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.62%
New
35
Increased
120
Reduced
106
Closed
38
Calls
$138M
Puts
$33.9M
Net Calls
+$104M
Net Calls Change
+$99.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Creative Planning
201
Creative Planning
Kansas
$457K -$48K -662 -9%
EVM
202
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$429K -$438K -6,035 -50%
NWM
203
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$428K -$653 -9 -0.1%
CPO
204
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$423K +$80.5K +1,110 +23%
RG
205
Rikoon Group
New Mexico
$420K
BEC
206
Blue Edge Capital
Virginia
$419K +$25K +345 +6%
JRP
207
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
$418K -$547K -7,538 -56%
VOYA Investment Management
208
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$411K +$419K +5,777 New
RC
209
Rinet Company
Massachusetts
$402K +$42.4K +584 +12%
Bank of Montreal
210
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$388K +$240K +3,310 +154%
3AM
211
3EDGE Asset Management
Florida
$386K
BSW
212
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
$376K +$7.54K +104 +2%
Bank of Nova Scotia
213
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$372K -$63.7K -878 -14%
Bessemer Group
214
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$368K -$542K -7,475 -59%
NF
215
Nikulski Financial
Iowa
$365K -$268K -3,700 -42%
BFO
216
Boston Family Office
Massachusetts
$356K
SWM
217
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$356K
SSG
218
Summit Securities Group
New York
$356K +$363K +5,000 New
BA
219
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
$337K +$23.9K +329 +7%
NPF
220
Norris Perne & French
Michigan
$330K
CIA
221
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$321K +$39.9K +550 +14%
IP
222
Intellectus Partners
California
$296K
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
223
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$292K +$132K +1,819 +80%
PP
224
PagnatoKarp Partners
Virginia
$290K +$296K +4,081 New
HW
225
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$284K

ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

314 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $2.93B — up 14% from $2.57B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of ACWI and 35 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 106 trimmed existing stakes and 120 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $147M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $51.6M sold.

  • 314 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q2 2018, down from 319 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.93B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 38 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was UBS Group, an estimated $147M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $51.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.