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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

312 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.93B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 120 increasing their positions, 105 reducing their positions, and 39 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 repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 120 | Existing positions reduced: 105

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.63B → $2.93B (+$299M)

2.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.92%33.61% (+2.7%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 320312 (-8)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2827 (-1)

15% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 39

Holders
312
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-2.5%
% of All Funds
7.12%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.57%
% of All Funds
0.62%
New
33
Increased
120
Reduced
105
Closed
39
Calls
$138M
Puts
$33.9M
Net Calls
+$104M
Net Calls Change
+$99.9M

ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

312 of the 4,385 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 11% from $2.63B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 39 funds closed out of ACWI and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 105 trimmed existing stakes and 120 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $147M. The largest seller was Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company, exiting entirely with an estimated $62.4M sold.

  • 312 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q2 2018, down from 320 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.93B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 39 closed out, a net change of -6 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 Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company, an estimated $62.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.