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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

217 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.7B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

65% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 17

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1620 (+4)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 208217 (+9)

3% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $36.7M | Put options by funds: $38M

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.78B → $1.7B (-$85.6M)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 78

Holders
217
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+4.33%
% of All Funds
5.79%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.53%
New
28
Increased
66
Reduced
78
Closed
17
Calls
$36.7M
Puts
$38M
Net Calls
-$1.33M
Net Calls Change
-$183K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SP
1
Sarasin & Partners
United Kingdom
$134M -$984K -16,871 -0.7%
IC
2
Iconiq Capital
California
$133M -$3.17M -54,357 -2%
BM
3
Brandywine Managers
Delaware
$110M -$25.1M -430,000 -19%
CCM
4
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
$108M +$106M +1,821,500 New
ST
5
Sageworth Trust
Pennsylvania
$105M -$467 -8 -0%
JMPWA
6
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$94.7M -$252K -4,318 -0.3%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$91.1M +$43.3M +742,657 +93%
JP Morgan Chase
8
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$69.5M +$11.2M +192,572 +20%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$64.6M -$3.52M -60,385 -5%
PWPCM
10
Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management
New York
$49.8M -$466K -7,999 -0.9%
Allianz Asset Management
11
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$46.3M +$20.1M +345,300 +79%
Bank of America
12
Bank of America
North Carolina
$35.3M -$20.2M -347,221 -37%
BAAM
13
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$29M -$14.7M -252,336 -34%
AllianceBernstein
14
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$25.4M -$26M -445,880 -51%
HSBC Holdings
15
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$24.3M +$3.61M +61,961 +18%
Canada Life
16
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$23.7M +$8.3M +142,365 +55%
GFM
17
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$22.5M +$22.2M +380,000 New
SRA
18
Summit Rock Advisors
New York
$21.8M -$8.64M -148,118 -29%
PP
19
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$21.2M +$12.5M +214,226 +149%
Envestnet Asset Management
20
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$19M +$1.41M +24,224 +8%
HNB
21
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$18.7M
WSTAM
22
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$15.2M +$584K +10,016 +4%
MYLI
23
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance
Japan
$14.8M +$14.6M +250,423 New
SLT
24
St Louis Trust
Missouri
$14.7M +$4.67M +80,010 +47%
Citigroup
25
Citigroup
New York
$14.4M -$10M -171,504 -41%

ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

217 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $1.7B — down 4.8% from $1.78B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new ACWI positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 78 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cantillon Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $106M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $118M.

  • 217 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q3 2016, up from 208 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.7B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q3 2016, down 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 17 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Cantillon Capital Management, an estimated $106M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $118M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.