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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

185 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.52B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

132% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.18M | Put options by funds: $2.23M

64% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 22

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.3B → $1.52B (+$213M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 172185 (+13)

5% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2223 (+1)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 63

Holders
185
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+7.56%
% of All Funds
4.99%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.55%
% of All Funds
0.62%
New
36
Increased
57
Reduced
63
Closed
22
Calls
$5.18M
Puts
$2.23M
Net Calls
+$2.94M
Net Calls Change
+$4.04M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BM
1
Brandywine Managers
Delaware
$131M +$123M +1,996,000 +974%
IC
2
Iconiq Capital
California
$127M +$11.6M +188,031 +10%
Allianz Asset Management
3
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$120M +$125M +2,024,449 New
ST
4
Sageworth Trust
Pennsylvania
$101M +$973K +15,750 +0.9%
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$84.4M +$2.63M +42,584 +3%
SP
6
Sarasin & Partners
United Kingdom
$74.1M -$5.48M -88,753 -7%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$61.1M +$25.1M +405,868 +65%
PWPCM
8
Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management
New York
$59.7M +$62M +1,004,723 New
Susquehanna International Group
9
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$50.5M +$41.7M +674,893 +387%
BlackRock
10
BlackRock
New York
$41.6M +$24.1M +390,000 +126%
SRA
11
Summit Rock Advisors
New York
$33.7M -$5.02M -81,279 -13%
Jane Street
12
Jane Street
New York
$32.3M -$3.95M -64,007 -11%
BWM
13
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$31.9M +$2.28M +36,980 +7%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$27.3M -$9.01M -145,945 -24%
RBC
15
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
$26.2M -$1.65M -26,704 -6%
TCM
16
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$22M -$5.84M -94,501 -20%
HSBC Holdings
17
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$20.9M -$322K -5,215 -1%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$19.4M -$14.3M -230,834 -41%
BA
19
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$18.8M +$19.5M +316,560 New
EDRH
20
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$18.6M +$19.3M +313,248 New
EDRE
21
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
$18.4M +$19.1M +309,438 New
AssetMark Inc
22
AssetMark Inc
California
$18.3M +$1.77M +28,656 +10%
SB
23
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$17.2M +$1.44M +23,390 +9%
CC
24
Chanos & Company
New York
$13.8M +$8.63M +139,771 +152%
WSTAM
25
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$13.1M +$92K +1,490 +0.7%

ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

185 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $1.52B — up 16% from $1.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new ACWI positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 63 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Allianz Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $125M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $132M sold.

  • 185 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q2 2015, up from 172 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.52B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 22 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Allianz Asset Management, an estimated $125M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q2 2015 was JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors, an estimated $132M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.