iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
ACWI
208 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.78B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
52% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 21
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 198 → 208 (+10)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.7B → $1.78B (+$83.1M)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 70
30% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 16 (-7)
54% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $984K | Put options by funds: $2.13M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$115M |
| 2 |
SP
Sarasin & Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$64.1M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$28.4M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$28.3M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$24.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$68M |
| 2 |
BWM
Baystate Wealth Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$58.3M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$26.8M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$25.5M |
| 5 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$18.9M |
ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
208 of the 3,756 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.78B — up 4.9% from $1.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new ACWI positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $115M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, cutting an estimated $68M.
- 208 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q2 2016, up from 198 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $1.78B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $115M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q2 2016 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $68M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.