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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
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497 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.75B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 128 increasing their positions, 161 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

16% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 50

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.52B → $3.75B (+$236M)

5% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 22 (+1)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 498 → 497 (-1)

9.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.99% → 63.79% (-9.2%)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 128 | Existing positions reduced: 161

92% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6K | Put options by funds: $72K

Holders
497
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.2%
% of All Funds
6.66%
Holding in Top 10
22
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.76%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
58
Increased
128
Reduced
161
Closed
50
Calls
$6K
Puts
$72K
Net Calls
-$66K
Net Calls Change
-$66K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MFG
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
+$93.4M
2
Focus Partners Wealth
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
+$76.4M
3
AWC
Abundance Wealth Counselors
Pennsylvania
+$27.9M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$26.7M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$14.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$86.8M
2
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$42.5M
3
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
-$31.5M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$24.7M
5
CIBC Private Wealth Group
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
-$22.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CTA
376
Camelot Technology Advisors
California
$286K – – –
SG
377
StoneX Group
New York
$285K +$283K +5,148 New
IA
378
IFP Advisors
Florida
$276K – – –
RAM
379
Ramirez Asset Management
New York
$276K -$4.01M -72,981 -94%
SWM
380
Silverlake Wealth Management
Vermont
$268K -$142K -2,581 -35%
FRA
381
Frank Rimerman Advisors
California
$268K – – –
MWM
382
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
$267K – – –
USCWA
383
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors
Texas
$266K – – –
JIP
384
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$265K – – –
B
385
Bensler
Washington
$262K – – –
GPA
386
Guidance Point Advisors
Massachusetts
$259K -$2.96K -54 -1%
ONB
387
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$255K – – –
PTC
388
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$252K -$188K -3,427 -43%
BP
389
BBR Partners
New York
$248K +$246K +4,479 New
MFG
390
Magnus Financial Group
New York
$248K -$51K -928 -17%
KFS
391
Kaizen Financial Strategies
California
$245K +$243K +4,420 New
RCAG
392
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$244K – – –
VPIM
393
Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management
California
$243K +$240K +4,380 New
EFS
394
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$240K – – –
PWM
395
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$237K – – –
SC
396
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$236K -$3.48M -63,331 -94%
BFIC
397
Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling
California
$236K +$233K +4,248 New
JSL
398
JT Stratford LLC
Georgia
$231K – – –
IWA
399
Invera Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$231K +$228K +4,157 New
ACP
400
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$229K – – –
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ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

497 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $3.75B — up 6.7% from $3.52B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new ACWX positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 128 added to existing stakes and 161 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Merit Financial Group, adding an estimated $93.4M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $86.8M.

  • 497 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q1 2025, down from 498 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $3.75B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q1 2025, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 58 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 50 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Merit Financial Group, an estimated $93.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Bank of America, an estimated $86.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.