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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
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280 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.39B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 99 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.23B → $2.39B (+$165M)

4.16% more ownership

Funds ownership: 61.52% → 65.68% (+4.2%)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 99 | Existing positions reduced: 97

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 290 → 280 (-10)

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 → 19 (-1)

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 29

Holders
280
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-3.45%
% of All Funds
6.08%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5%
% of All Funds
0.41%
New
22
Increased
99
Reduced
97
Closed
29
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FMI
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
+$84.6M
2
FTIOP
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
+$36.8M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$34.1M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$26.5M
5
SW
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
+$21.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$41.8M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$13.1M
3
AI
Ariel Investments
Illinois
-$9.63M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$7.1M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$6.74M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PK
276
Pflug Koory
Nebraska
$1K – – –
RFA
277
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$1K – – –
BRWM
278
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$906 +$189K +4,073 +27%
UB
279
UMB Bank
Missouri
$431 – – –
FCH
280
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$363 -$166K -3,581 -32%
Citadel Advisors
281
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$41.8M -902,642 Closed
AFP
282
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
– -$5.38M -116,297 Closed
DS
283
DRW Securities
Illinois
– -$3.65M -78,883 Closed
PAS
284
Park Avenue Securities
New York
– -$2.36M -50,272 Closed
PP
285
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$1.97M -42,563 Closed
Millennium Management
286
Millennium Management
New York
– -$1.8M -39,017 Closed
SCCM
287
Schafer Cullen Capital Management
New York
– -$1.02M -22,115 Closed
New York State Common Retirement Fund
288
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
– -$618K -13,365 Closed
CIBC Private Wealth Group
289
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
– -$480K -10,373 Closed
BMM
290
Buffington Mohr McNeal
Idaho
– -$377K -8,140 Closed
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
291
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
– -$300K -6,475 Closed
GFPC
292
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
– -$264K -5,698 Closed
PPA
293
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
– -$226K -4,890 Closed
BWM
294
BT Wealth Management
Georgia
– -$215K -4,640 Closed
LG
295
LaFleur & Godfrey
Michigan
– -$171K -3,690 Closed
Deutsche Bank
296
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$99K -2,140 Closed
WA
297
WP Advisors
California
– -$243 -525 Closed
SCM
298
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
– -$9.08K -420 Closed
HMS
299
Hanseatic Management Services
New Mexico
– -$11K -231 Closed
APSP
300
Asset Planning Services (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
– -$7K -152 Closed
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ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

280 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $2.39B — up 7.4% from $2.23B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of ACWX and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 97 trimmed existing stakes and 99 added.

The largest buyer was Factory Mutual Insurance, adding an estimated $84.6M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $41.8M sold.

  • 280 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q2 2019, down from 290 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.39B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 29 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Factory Mutual Insurance, an estimated $84.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $41.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.