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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

319 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.57B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 109 increasing their positions, 107 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 40

10% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $41.6M | Put options by funds: $37.7M

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2627 (+1)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 109 | Existing positions reduced: 107

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 317319 (+2)

11.18% less ownership

Funds ownership: 41.36%30.18% (-11%)

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.43B → $2.57B (-$861M)

Holders
319
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.63%
% of All Funds
7.31%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+3.85%
% of All Funds
0.62%
New
45
Increased
109
Reduced
107
Closed
40
Calls
$41.6M
Puts
$37.7M
Net Calls
+$3.86M
Net Calls Change
+$237M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$201M +$19.2M +260,484 +10%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$189M -$35.4M -480,899 -15%
IC
3
Iconiq Capital
California
$180M +$7.28M +98,893 +4%
Allianz Asset Management
4
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$154M -$27.1M -368,190 -15%
ST
5
Sageworth Trust
Pennsylvania
$121M +$352K +4,778 +0.3%
SP
6
Sarasin & Partners
United Kingdom
$93.9M -$368K -4,992 -0.4%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$74.7M -$27.5M -373,873 -26%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
8
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$71.2M +$49.5M +672,227 +209%
JP Morgan Chase
9
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$65M +$2.7M +36,683 +4%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$59.2M +$12.3M +166,661 +25%
BlackRock
11
BlackRock
New York
$58.8M -$54.7M -743,029 -48%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$57.7M +$16.6M +225,033 +39%
Citadel Advisors
13
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$51M -$7.34M -99,693 -12%
HNB
14
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$50.8M
PP
15
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$50M -$7.96M -108,000 -13%
PWPCM
16
Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management
New York
$50M +$1.44M +19,500 +3%
S
17
Schroders
United Kingdom
$49M
Envestnet Asset Management
18
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$41.4M +$16.7M +227,378 +65%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$30.5M -$4.14M -56,229 -12%
BS
20
Banco Santander
Spain
$29.8M -$31.5M -428,089 -50%
LPL Financial
21
LPL Financial
California
$28.1M +$21.6M +293,242 +298%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$27.7M +$9.16M +124,412 +47%
FTUS
23
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$27.2M -$83.6M -1,135,164 -75%
Prudential Financial
24
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$25.3M +$2.31M +31,321 +10%
DCM
25
Dimension Capital Management
Florida
$22.2M +$6.88M +93,432 +43%

ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

319 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $2.57B — down 25% from $3.43B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new ACWI positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 109 added to existing stakes and 107 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $49.5M. The largest seller was 3EDGE Asset Management, cutting an estimated $162M.

  • 319 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q1 2018, up from 317 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $2.57B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 40 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $49.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q1 2018 was 3EDGE Asset Management, an estimated $162M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.