iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
ACWI
594 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.5B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 156 increasing their positions, 249 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.
110% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $849M | Put options by funds: $404M
5% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 55
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.4B → $9.5B (+$92M)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 604 → 594 (-10)
1.66% less ownership
Funds ownership: 52.9% → 51.23% (-1.7%)
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 51 → 44 (-7)
37% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 156 | Existing positions reduced: 249
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$708M |
| 2 |
National Bank of Canada
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$620M |
| 3 |
MCM
MKP Capital Management
New York
|
+$381M |
| 4 |
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$268M |
| 5 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$132M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$524M |
| 2 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$393M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$287M |
| 4 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$250M |
| 5 |
CGPCS
Capital Group Private Client Services
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$229M |
ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review
594 of the 6,283 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $9.5B — up 0.98% from $9.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new ACWI positions and 55 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 156 added to existing stakes and 249 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $708M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $524M.
- 594 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q1 2023, down from 604 in Q4 2022.
- Funds reported $9.5B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q1 2023, up 0.98% quarter-over-quarter.
- 58 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 55 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $708M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q1 2023 was UBS Group, an estimated $524M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.