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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

314 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.93B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 120 increasing their positions, 106 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

306% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $138M | Put options by funds: $33.9M

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.57B → $2.93B (+$362M)

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 120 | Existing positions reduced: 106

3.46% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.18%33.64% (+3.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2727 (0)

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 38

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 319314 (-5)

Holders
314
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-1.57%
% of All Funds
7.19%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.62%
New
35
Increased
120
Reduced
106
Closed
38
Calls
$138M
Puts
$33.9M
Net Calls
+$104M
Net Calls Change
+$99.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$252M +$53.6M +738,436 +26%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$202M +$147M +2,028,692 +252%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$177M -$11M -152,160 -6%
Allianz Asset Management
4
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$158M +$5.13M +70,679 +3%
IC
5
Iconiq Capital
California
$144M -$35.9M -495,547 -20%
JMPWA
6
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$135M +$138M +1,900,583 New
ST
7
Sageworth Trust
Pennsylvania
$128M +$8.41M +116,009 +7%
HT
8
HAP Trading
New York
$108M +$102M +1,402,384 +1,170%
SP
9
Sarasin & Partners
United Kingdom
$93.1M -$21.7K -299 -0%
Citigroup
10
Citigroup
New York
$91.5M +$88.3M +1,217,314 +1,772%
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$69.5M -$4.72M -65,047 -6%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$68.5M +$9.77M +134,710 +16%
JP Morgan Chase
13
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$58M -$6.65M -91,707 -10%
Envestnet Asset Management
14
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$57.6M +$16.9M +232,748 +40%
S
15
Schroders
United Kingdom
$57.5M -$1.14M -15,650 -2%
HNB
16
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$50.4M
Ninety One (UK)
17
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$34.5M +$35.2M +484,747 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
18
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$33.1M -$38.3M -527,639 -53%
BlackRock
19
BlackRock
New York
$33M -$25.9M -356,578 -43%
PP
20
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$32.2M -$17.8M -244,707 -35%
Wellington Management Group
21
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$31.9M +$21.5M +296,441 +195%
TA
22
Tiedemann Advisors
New York
$31.8M +$26.5M +365,101 +446%
HCM
23
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$31.4M +$32M +441,745 New
HSBC Holdings
24
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$31.1M +$25.4M +350,396 +402%
LPL Financial
25
LPL Financial
California
$29M +$1.2M +16,571 +4%

ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

314 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $2.93B — up 14% from $2.57B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of ACWI and 35 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 106 trimmed existing stakes and 120 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $147M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $51.6M sold.

  • 314 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q2 2018, down from 319 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.93B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 38 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was UBS Group, an estimated $147M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $51.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.