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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
TWA
276
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$3K – – –
FCH
277
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$1.28K +$920K +20,093 +259%
GI
278
GS Investments
Minnesota
$1.18K – – –
IFAM
279
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$1K – – –
PK
280
Pflug Koory
Nebraska
$1K – – –
UB
281
UMB Bank
Missouri
$503 +$77.8K +1,700 +18%
FMI
282
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
– -$339M -7,259,000 Closed
Jane Street
283
Jane Street
New York
– -$48.6M -1,039,064 Closed
MWM
284
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
– -$39.3K -83,499 Closed
OMC
285
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$3.64M -77,857 Closed
Bank of Montreal
286
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$2.8M -59,940 Closed
PWPCM
287
Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management
New York
– -$896K -19,170 Closed
TF
288
Trek Financial
Arizona
– -$640K -13,691 Closed
HF
289
HRT Financial
New York
– -$386K -8,268 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
290
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$360K -7,700 Closed
DWT
291
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
– -$352K -7,518 Closed
COI
292
Connable Office Inc
Michigan
– -$328K -7,025 Closed
I
293
IberiaBank
Louisiana
– -$293K -6,260 Closed
ICM
294
Intrepid Capital Management
Florida
– -$241K -5,151 Closed
TC
295
Telemus Capital
Michigan
– -$213K -4,837 Closed
AIP
296
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
– -$185K -3,950 Closed
EWM
297
Executive Wealth Management
Michigan
– -$148K -3,156 Closed
TRCT
298
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$91K -1,950 Closed
ATC
299
Adirondack Trust Company
New York
– -$89K -1,911 Closed
RCAG
300
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
– -$59.2K -1,266 Closed
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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.