iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
ACWI
388 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.57B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 128 increasing their positions, 147 reducing their positions, and 62 closing their positions.
8% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 40 → 43 (+3)
4% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $24.3M | Put options by funds: $25.4M
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 62
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 397 → 388 (-9)
10.71% less ownership
Funds ownership: 45.39% → 34.68% (-11%)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 128 | Existing positions reduced: 147
26% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.86B → $3.57B (-$1.28B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$106M |
| 2 |
PWPCM
Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management
New York
|
+$78.4M |
| 3 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$52.1M |
| 4 |
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Seoul,
South Korea
|
+$36.3M |
| 5 |
SRA
Summit Rock Advisors
New York
|
+$34.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$399M |
| 2 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$387M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$304M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$272M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$147M |
ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
388 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $3.57B — down 26% from $4.86B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 62 funds closed out of ACWI and 57 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 147 trimmed existing stakes and 128 added.
The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $106M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $399M.
- 388 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q1 2019, down from 397 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $3.57B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 57 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 62 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $106M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $399M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.