iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
ACWI
439 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.12B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 115 increasing their positions, 202 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.
100% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $160M | Put options by funds: $79.9M
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.93B → $6.12B (+$189M)
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 61
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 447 → 439 (-8)
5.61% less ownership
Funds ownership: 59.54% → 53.93% (-5.6%)
24% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 50 → 38 (-12)
43% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 115 | Existing positions reduced: 202
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$296M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$163M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$159M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$153M |
| 5 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$80.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$604M |
| 2 |
CI Investments Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$562M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$246M |
| 4 |
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Seattle,
Washington
|
-$55.4M |
| 5 |
HKAM
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management
New York
|
-$35.8M |
ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
439 of the 4,888 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $6.12B — up 3.2% from $5.93B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 61 funds closed out of ACWI and 55 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 202 trimmed existing stakes and 115 added.
The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $296M. The largest seller was Allianz Asset Management, cutting an estimated $604M.
- 439 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q2 2020, down from 447 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $6.12B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 55 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 61 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $296M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Allianz Asset Management, an estimated $604M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.