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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

681 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.73B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 192 increasing their positions, 269 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

386% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $211M | Put options by funds: $43.5M

2.35% less ownership

Funds ownership: 48.82%46.47% (-2.4%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 720681 (-39)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.37B → $8.73B (-$632M)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5248 (-4)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 192 | Existing positions reduced: 269

41% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 69

Holders
681
Holders Change
-39
Holders Change %
-5.42%
% of All Funds
9.13%
Holding in Top 10
48
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-7.69%
% of All Funds
0.64%
New
41
Increased
192
Reduced
269
Closed
69
Calls
$211M
Puts
$43.5M
Net Calls
+$168M
Net Calls Change
+$355M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$959M +$115M +955,936 +13%
JHU
2
Johns Hopkins University
Maryland
$485M +$37.9M +316,364 +8%
QC
3
Qalhat Capital
British Virgin Islands
$285M +$80M +667,370 +37%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
4
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$277M -$6.96M -58,076 -2%
PEGL
5
P/E Global LLC
Massachusetts
$256M -$3.34M -27,903 -1%
OCBCO
6
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC)
Singapore
$217M -$63.6M -530,645 -22%
Allianz Asset Management
7
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$205M +$3.75M +31,320 +2%
ST
8
Sageworth Trust
Pennsylvania
$203M -$730K -6,097 -0.3%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$201M -$24.6M -205,649 -11%
RCWVOTCITCONY
10
Rector, Church-Wardens & Vestrymen of Trinity Church in the city of New-York
New York
$180M +$185M +1,543,643 New
IC
11
Iconiq Capital
California
$168M -$14.2M -118,824 -8%
Bank of America
12
Bank of America
North Carolina
$157M -$59.9M -500,183 -27%
PNC Financial Services Group
13
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$147M -$14.8M -123,405 -9%
FDCDDQ
14
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$138M -$25.7M -214,380 -15%
SFA
15
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$131M -$20.9M -174,453 -13%
JP Morgan Chase
16
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$124M -$17.2M -143,704 -12%
CAI
17
Capital Advisors Inc
Oklahoma
$107M +$27.7M +231,559 +34%
DCM
18
Dimension Capital Management
Florida
$101M -$5.4M -45,081 -5%
Bank of Nova Scotia
19
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$97M +$51.4M +428,735 +106%
EW
20
Evoke Wealth
California
$95.7M -$2.98M -24,885 -3%
Jennison Associates
21
Jennison Associates
New York
$92M +$78.7M +657,162 +494%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$89.8M -$20.6M -171,851 -18%
PP
23
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$89.2M -$1.42M -11,822 -2%
National Bank of Canada
24
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$88.4M +$40.3M +336,296 +79%
Nomura Asset Management
25
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$87.8M -$53.4K -446 -0.1%

ACWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

681 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $8.73B — down 6.7% from $9.37B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 69 funds closed out of ACWI and 41 opened new positions — a net loss of 28 holders — while 269 trimmed existing stakes and 192 added.

The largest buyer was Rector, Church-Wardens & Vestrymen of Trinity Church in the city of New-York, opening a new position worth an estimated $185M. The largest seller was MKP Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $263M sold.

  • 681 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) as of Q1 2025, down from 720 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $8.73B of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock for Q1 2025, down 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 69 closed out, a net change of -28 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Rector, Church-Wardens & Vestrymen of Trinity Church in the city of New-York, an estimated $185M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ETF seller in Q1 2025 was MKP Capital Management, an estimated $263M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.