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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
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314 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.45B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 112 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

250% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 16

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 112 | Existing positions reduced: 89

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.05B → $2.45B (+$404M)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 280 → 314 (+34)

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 21 (+2)

4.18% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.24% → 57.42% (+4.2%)

Holders
314
Holders Change
+34
Holders Change %
+12.14%
% of All Funds
6.19%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10.53%
% of All Funds
0.41%
New
56
Increased
112
Reduced
89
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$86.2M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$44M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$40.6M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$37.1M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$34.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
-$142M
2
PI
PFS Investments
Georgia
-$44.6M
3
FTIOP
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
-$36.3M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$13.8M
5
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$11.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CFB
301
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$11K +$10.9K +229 New
BBPWM
302
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$10K – – –
PFGIA
303
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$10K – – –
SIS
304
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$10K – – –
KFS
305
Kelly Financial Services
Massachusetts
$7.65K -$3.29K -69 -31%
MAM
306
Marquette Asset Management
Minnesota
$7K – – –
FRA
307
Front Row Advisors
California
$6K – – –
AIL
308
AGF Investments LLC
Ontario, Canada
$5K – – –
GEA
309
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$4.91K – – –
TWA
310
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$3K – – –
AA
311
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$2K -$17.9K -375 -89%
FCH
312
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$1.24K -$123K -2,571 -9%
IFAM
313
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$1K – – –
PK
314
Pflug Koory
Nebraska
$1K – – –
LS
315
Leelyn Smith
Illinois
$449 +$436K +9,151 New
HI
316
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
– -$142M -3,088,460 Closed
FTIOP
317
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
– -$36.3M -789,095 Closed
AL
318
Aspiriant LLC
California
– -$2.88M -62,499 Closed
TI
319
Truepoint Inc
Ohio
– -$1.77M -38,470 Closed
FFS
320
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
– -$1.53M -33,146 Closed
CIBC World Market
321
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
– -$292K -6,340 Closed
M&T Bank
322
M&T Bank
New York
– -$252K -5,481 Closed
Fisher Asset Management
323
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
– -$248K -5,376 Closed
BEC
324
Blue Edge Capital
Virginia
– -$243K -5,286 Closed
FAAS
325
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$209K -4,538 Closed
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ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

314 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $2.45B — up 20% from $2.05B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new ACWX positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 40 holders — while 112 added to existing stakes and 89 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $86.2M. The largest seller was Horizon Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $142M sold.

  • 314 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q4 2019, up from 280 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.45B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 16 closed out, a net change of +40 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $86.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $142M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.