iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
ACWX
407 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.1B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 93 increasing their positions, 144 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 20 → 24 (+4)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.12B → $3.1B (-$18.7M)
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 53
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 422 → 407 (-15)
4.72% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.29% → 70.57% (-4.7%)
35% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 93 | Existing positions reduced: 144
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$74.3M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$52.6M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$33.5M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$30.2M |
| 5 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$26.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$175M |
| 2 |
Allspring Global Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$61.9M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$59M |
| 4 |
FMI
Factory Mutual Insurance
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$47.7M |
| 5 |
HL
Harding Loevner
Bridgewater,
New Jersey
|
-$27.1M |
ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review
407 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $3.1B — down 0.6% from $3.12B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 53 funds closed out of ACWX and 49 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 144 trimmed existing stakes and 93 added.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $74.3M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $175M.
- 407 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q1 2023, down from 422 in Q4 2022.
- Funds reported $3.1B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q1 2023, down 0.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 49 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 53 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $74.3M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q1 2023 was Bank of America, an estimated $175M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.