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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
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103 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.04B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

96% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $532M → $1.04B (+$508M)

41% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 32

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 9

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 104 → 103 (-1)

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 9 (-1)

Holders
103
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.96%
% of All Funds
3.34%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
11
Increased
45
Reduced
32
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
RBC
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
+$400M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$14.9M
3
HJA
Hugh Johnson Advisors
New York
+$9.08M
4
CHFS
Cobble Hill Financial Services
New Jersey
+$7.04M
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$3.91M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$11.7M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$10.4M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$5.14M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$2.25M
5
CA
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
-$2.15M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
26
Wells Fargo
California
$4.91M -$409K -9,460 -8%
PI
27
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$4.67M +$91.6K +2,120 +2%
RJA
28
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.53M +$324K +7,496 +8%
BTS
29
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$4.52M -$4.5K -104 -1%
WT
30
Whittier Trust
California
$4.52M +$57.3K +1,326 +1%
ASN
31
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$4.39M -$239K -5,519 -5%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
32
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$4.3M +$1.03M +23,761 +33%
U
33
UBS
Switzerland
$4.13M +$461K +10,669 +13%
Northern Trust
34
Northern Trust
Illinois
$4.06M +$3.91M +90,489 New
FTUS
35
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$4.01M +$3.55M +82,128 +1,123%
B
36
BancorpSouth
Mississippi
$3.85M +$29.1K +673 +0.8%
NC
37
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$3.84M -$375K -8,679 -9%
LWCFA
38
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$3.13M – – –
Susquehanna International Group
39
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.94M -$10.4M -241,744 -79%
CLA
40
Cranberry Lake Advisors
Texas
$2.91M +$864K +20,000 +44%
CCMG
41
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$2.82M -$189K -4,369 -6%
BWM
42
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$2.72M +$15.3K +354 +0.6%
FT
43
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$2.7M -$630K -14,567 -19%
IFA
44
Interactive Financial Advisors
Illinois
$2.56M +$2.28M +52,865 +1,261%
Goldman Sachs
45
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.53M -$278K -6,431 -10%
MWM
46
Modera Wealth Management
New Jersey
$2.33M -$207K -4,794 -8%
Ameriprise
47
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.26M +$1.49M +34,485 +216%
IIC
48
Ironwood Investment Counsel
Arizona
$2.15M – – –
WB
49
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$2.13M +$62.2K +1,440 +3%
RTS
50
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$2.01M -$191K -4,413 -9%
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ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

103 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $1.04B — up 96% from $532M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new ACWX positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ronald Blue & Co, adding an estimated $400M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $11.7M.

  • 103 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q3 2013, down from 104 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.04B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 96% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 9 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Ronald Blue & Co, an estimated $400M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $11.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.