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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

517 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.93B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 179 increasing their positions, 178 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

70% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 23

33% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $181M | Put options by funds: $136M

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.18B → $8.93B (+$748M)

9% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4751 (+4)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 505517 (+12)

1.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.18%52.59% (+1.4%)

1% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 179 | Existing positions reduced: 178

Holders
517
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+2.38%
% of All Funds
9%
Holding in Top 10
51
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8.51%
% of All Funds
0.89%
New
39
Increased
179
Reduced
178
Closed
23
Calls
$181M
Puts
$136M
Net Calls
+$45.1M
Net Calls Change
-$14.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.12B +$225M +2,255,734 +26%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$607M -$434M -4,358,299 -42%
Bank of Nova Scotia
3
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$455M +$230M +2,303,689 +105%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$405M -$4.65M -46,692 -1%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$386M +$60.2M +604,234 +19%
HSBC Holdings
6
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$320M +$34.7M +348,227 +12%
Goldman Sachs
7
Goldman Sachs
New York
$252M +$119M +1,195,572 +92%
CI
8
Clal Insurance
Israel
$202M -$12.8M -128,600 -6%
ST
9
Sageworth Trust
Pennsylvania
$201M -$779K -7,817 -0.4%
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$181M -$36.4M -365,240 -17%
GM
11
Granger Management
New York
$179M
CA
12
Capitolis Advisors
New York
$168M +$165M +1,660,000 New
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
13
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$152M -$99.7M -1,000,000 -40%
IC
14
Iconiq Capital
California
$152M -$548K -5,499 -0.4%
Bessemer Group
15
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$140M -$423K -4,245 -0.3%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$139M +$27.7K +278 +0%
SP
17
Sarasin & Partners
United Kingdom
$132M +$560K +5,622 +0.4%
MC
18
Minot Capital
Colorado
$125M
Envestnet Asset Management
19
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$121M +$1.11M +11,119 +0.9%
Jane Street
20
Jane Street
New York
$113M +$104M +1,040,777 +1,324%
EW
21
Evoke Wealth
California
$106M -$462K -4,634 -0.4%
TTSTC
22
Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company
Texas
$103M
AllianceBernstein
23
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$97.5M -$55.4M -556,242 -37%
Citadel Advisors
24
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$81.3M +$80.1M +803,441 New
WA
25
WestEnd Advisors
North Carolina
$78.8M -$41.6K -417 Closed

ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

517 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $8.93B — up 9.1% from $8.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new ACWI positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 179 added to existing stakes and 178 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $230M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $434M.

  • 517 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q2 2021, up from 505 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $8.93B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q2 2021, up 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 23 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $230M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q2 2021 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $434M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.