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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF

176 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.02B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 181176 (-5)

12% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1715 (-2)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 32

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 66

44% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.82B → $1.02B (-$802M)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $1K

Holders
176
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.76%
% of All Funds
4.69%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.76%
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
28
Increased
46
Reduced
66
Closed
32
Calls
Puts
$1K
Net Calls
-$1K
Net Calls Change
-$1K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FTUS
26
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$11.2M +$8.98M +240,056 +541%
AG
27
Appleton Group
Wisconsin
$10.3M +$9.8M +261,876 New
CIA
28
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$8.47M +$5.06M +135,322 +171%
LI
29
Longer Investments
Arkansas
$8.34M +$7.28M +194,645 +1,180%
KIM
30
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$8.3M -$1.3M -34,749 -14%
Wells Fargo
31
Wells Fargo
California
$8.17M -$24.1M -644,096 -76%
OMC
32
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$8.11M +$6.39M +170,700 +492%
V
33
Veritable
Delaware
$7.99M +$3.48M +92,951 +85%
FT
34
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$7.99M +$669K +17,878 +10%
CGH
35
Cleary Gull Holdings
Wisconsin
$6.89M -$17M -453,614 -72%
US Bancorp
36
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$6.84M +$690K +18,437 +12%
FFS
37
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$6.74M -$6.67M -178,367 -51%
MC
38
Martin & Co
Tennessee
$6.54M -$26.9K -720 -0.4%
FM
39
Forward Management
California
$6.5M
AFP
40
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$6.32M +$5.99M +160,040 New
Citadel Advisors
41
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$6.1M +$5.78M +154,538 New
B
42
BancorpSouth
Mississippi
$6.01M +$634K +16,939 +13%
CIBC World Market
43
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$5.91M -$1.27M -33,976 -18%
WT
44
Whittier Trust
California
$5.61M -$2.54M -68,006 -32%
GT
45
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$5.25M +$25.4K +680 +0.5%
HJA
46
Hugh Johnson Advisors
New York
$4.99M +$6.17K +165 +0.1%
CF
47
Corrigan Financial
Rhode Island
$4.77M +$23.3K +624 +0.5%
Bessemer Group
48
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$4.55M +$18.1K +485 +0.4%
Royal Bank of Canada
49
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.55M -$5.55M -148,230 -56%
AIP
50
ARS Investment Partners
New York
$4.39M +$1.08M +28,896 +35%

ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

176 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.02B — down 44% from $1.82B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of ACWX and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 66 trimmed existing stakes and 46 added.

The largest buyer was Factory Mutual Insurance, opening a new position worth an estimated $42.6M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $296M.

  • 176 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q1 2016, down from 181 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.02B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 44% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 32 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Factory Mutual Insurance, an estimated $42.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $296M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.