iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
ACWI
212 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.43B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
920% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $22.9M | Put options by funds: $2.24M
189% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 19
58% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 48
26% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.92B → $2.43B (+$506M)
20% more funds holding
Funds holding: 177 → 212 (+35)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 24 → 24 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nisa Investment Advisors
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$171M |
| 2 |
BIM
BlackRock Investment Management
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$86.9M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$82.1M |
| 4 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$63.8M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$60.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$45.7M |
| 2 |
SAM
Shell Asset Management
The Hague,
Netherlands
|
-$39.1M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$36.8M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$33.5M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$30.2M |
ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
212 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $2.43B — up 26% from $1.92B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new ACWI positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Nisa Investment Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $171M. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., exiting entirely with an estimated $45.7M sold.
- 212 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q4 2015, up from 177 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $2.43B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 55 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 19 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Nisa Investment Advisors, an estimated $171M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $45.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.