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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
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257 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.83B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 91 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 14

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 244 → 257 (+13)

0.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.25% → 60.12% (+0.88%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 14 (0)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.84B → $1.83B (-$9.49M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 91

Holders
257
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+5.33%
% of All Funds
5.88%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
28
Increased
70
Reduced
91
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$44.2M
2
GT
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
+$38.3M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$14.1M
4
JMPWA
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
+$13.2M
5
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$10.2M

Top Sellers

1
CTB
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
-$43.9M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$25.6M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$23.2M
4
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
-$20.8M
5
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$15.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IFAM
251
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$1K – – –
PCM
252
Peak Capital Management
Colorado
$1K – – –
PK
253
Pflug Koory
Nebraska
$1K – – –
RFA
254
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$1K – – –
FGAM
255
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$1K +$1.33K +28 New
GI
256
GS Investments
Minnesota
$715 +$713 +15 New
FRA
257
Front Row Advisors
California
$6 – – –
CTB
258
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
– -$43.9M -929,900 Closed
COPPSERS
259
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
– -$879K -18,600 Closed
CWM
260
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
– -$337K -15,772 Closed
CCM
261
Canal Capital Management
Virginia
– -$445K -9,409 Closed
BTS
262
BB&T Securities
Virginia
– -$271K -5,751 Closed
WA
263
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
– -$216K -4,571 Closed
SG Americas Securities
264
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$140K -2,956 Closed
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
265
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
– -$107K -2,261 Closed
TWI
266
Thomas White International
Illinois
– -$57K -1,207 Closed
SSP
267
Sapphire Star Partners
Washington
– -$43K -919 Closed
SEI Investments
268
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$20K -414 Closed
WT
269
Washington Trust
Rhode Island
– -$17K -351 Closed
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ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

257 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.83B — down 0.52% from $1.84B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new ACWX positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 91 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $44.2M. The largest seller was Country Trust Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $43.9M sold.

  • 257 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q3 2018, up from 244 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.83B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 0.52% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Northern Trust, an estimated $44.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Country Trust Bank, an estimated $43.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.