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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
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280 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.05B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 115 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 22

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 280 → 280 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 19 (0)

12.44% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.68% → 53.24% (-12%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.39B → $2.05B (-$344M)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 115

Holders
280
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
6.14%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.42%
New
24
Increased
66
Reduced
115
Closed
22
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
+$141M
2
PI
PFS Investments
Georgia
+$44.2M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$15.6M
4
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
+$7.54M
5
JMPWA
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
+$6.78M

Top Sellers

1
FMI
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
-$339M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$48.6M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$38.8M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$22.8M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$19.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MCM
226
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$204K – – –
PIM
227
Parker Investment Management
California
$204K – – –
WPW
228
Waldron Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$200K -$548K -11,982 -73%
Rockefeller Capital Management
229
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$195K – – –
IA
230
IFP Advisors
Florida
$189K +$191K +4,167 New
PNC Financial Services Group
231
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$156K +$10.3K +225 +7%
WAP
232
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$148K +$137K +3,002 +1,365%
RWG
233
Regal Wealth Group
California
$139K – – –
BAM
234
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$138K – – –
MA
235
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$134K – – –
SWP
236
Strategic Wealth Partners
Ohio
$132K +$2.07M +45,210 +1,298%
WC
237
Westwind Capital
New Mexico
$126K – – –
LDFR
238
Lehman & Derafelo Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
$101K – – –
TF
239
TimeScale Financial
Massachusetts
$98K – – –
HI
240
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$95K – – –
LWA
241
Lowe Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$88K – – –
QAM
242
QCI Asset Management
New York
$87K – – –
NCM
243
Next Capital Management
New York
$85K – – –
TFS
244
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$83K +$27.2K +595 +50%
APA
245
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$77.9K +$51.9K +1,133 +203%
Citigroup
246
Citigroup
New York
$68K -$11.5K -252 -15%
MFT
247
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo
Florida
$57K – – –
William Blair & Company
248
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$51K -$215K -4,694 -81%
HS
249
Horan Securities
United States
$48K – – –
GT
250
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$47.4K +$159K +3,480 +0.3%
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ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

280 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $2.05B — down 14% from $2.39B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new ACWX positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 115 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Horizon Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $141M. The largest seller was Factory Mutual Insurance, exiting entirely with an estimated $339M sold.

  • 280 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q3 2019, unchanged from Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.05B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 22 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $141M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Factory Mutual Insurance, an estimated $339M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.