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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

177 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.92B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

651% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $23.4M | Put options by funds: $3.11M

60% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 43

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.52B → $1.92B (+$407M)

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2324 (+1)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 185177 (-8)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 28

Holders
177
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-4.32%
% of All Funds
4.94%
Holding in Top 10
24
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.35%
% of All Funds
0.67%
New
22
Increased
69
Reduced
43
Closed
28
Calls
$23.4M
Puts
$3.11M
Net Calls
+$20.3M
Net Calls Change
+$17.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IC
1
Iconiq Capital
California
$126M +$11.8M +205,545 +10%
JMPWA
2
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$114M +$122M +2,116,689 New
Allianz Asset Management
3
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$98.2M -$11.8M -204,605 -10%
Susquehanna International Group
4
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$97.7M +$55.4M +962,576 +113%
ST
5
Sageworth Trust
Pennsylvania
$95.4M +$3.81M +66,204 +4%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$90.7M +$15.1M +262,342 +18%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$87.5M +$66.8M +1,161,600 +253%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$86.9M +$82.7M +1,437,264 +828%
SG Americas Securities
9
SG Americas Securities
New York
$79.5M +$84.2M +1,463,745 +13,301%
SP
10
Sarasin & Partners
United Kingdom
$62M -$5.61M -97,552 -8%
PWPCM
11
Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management
New York
$56.6M +$2.59M +45,060 +4%
BWM
12
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$51.3M +$23.8M +413,970 +77%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$48M -$7.89M -137,067 -13%
FTUS
14
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$45.7M +$46.2M +802,952 +1,836%
BlackRock
15
BlackRock
New York
$41.5M +$4.01M +69,788 +10%
BM
16
Brandywine Managers
Delaware
$41.3M -$82.6M -1,435,600 -65%
SAM
17
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$40.3M +$39.4M +684,339 New
SRA
18
Summit Rock Advisors
New York
$39.8M +$9.77M +169,879 +30%
Barclays
19
Barclays
United Kingdom
$34.9M +$36.3M +630,330 +2,202%
Jane Street
20
Jane Street
New York
$32.8M +$3.79M +65,900 +12%
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$25.1M +$8.01M +139,302 +43%
RJFSA
22
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$22.9M +$24.5M +425,164 New
BIM
23
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$22.8M +$19.6M +340,582 +416%
RBC
24
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
$21.2M -$2.75M -47,729 -11%
CS
25
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$20.6M +$20.3M +352,298 +1,191%

ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

177 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $1.92B — up 27% from $1.52B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of ACWI and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 43 trimmed existing stakes and 69 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $122M. The largest seller was Brandywine Managers, cutting an estimated $82.6M.

  • 177 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q3 2015, down from 185 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.92B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 28 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors, an estimated $122M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Brandywine Managers, an estimated $82.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.