We are live on ! Find out more
ACWX icon

iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF

172 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.05B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.02B → $1.05B (+$33.2M)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 60

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1515 (0)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 176172 (-4)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 21

Holders
172
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-2.27%
% of All Funds
4.59%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
18
Increased
61
Reduced
60
Closed
21
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
26
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.3M +$5.96M +150,035 +130%
Goldman Sachs
27
Goldman Sachs
New York
$9.83M -$4M -100,770 -29%
FTUS
28
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$8.73M -$2.39M -60,232 -21%
FT
29
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$8.56M +$695K +17,513 +9%
KIM
30
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$7.88M -$327K -8,250 -4%
JFGIW
31
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$7.58M +$7.72M +194,486 New
US Bancorp
32
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$7.33M +$596K +15,008 +9%
AFP
33
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$6.82M +$598K +15,064 +9%
MC
34
Martin & Co
Tennessee
$6.2M -$265K -6,665 -4%
SG Americas Securities
35
SG Americas Securities
New York
$6.2M -$13.9M -349,783 -69%
SG
36
Societe Generale
$6.2M +$6.31M +158,999 New
B
37
BancorpSouth
Mississippi
$6.07M +$141K +3,556 +2%
V
38
Veritable
Delaware
$5.93M -$2M -50,269 -25%
CIBC World Market
39
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$5.82M -$22K -555 -0.4%
WT
40
Whittier Trust
California
$5.5M -$44.3K -1,116 -0.8%
BFA
41
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$5.46M +$3.02M +76,209 +119%
GT
42
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$5.18M
HJA
43
Hugh Johnson Advisors
New York
$4.96M +$33.7K +848 +0.7%
Wellington Management Group
44
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$4.72M -$11.7M -294,372 -71%
Bessemer Group
45
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$4.72M +$227K +5,728 +5%
CF
46
Corrigan Financial
Rhode Island
$4.64M -$62.2K -1,567 -1%
FM
47
Forward Management
California
$4.37M -$1.85M -46,500 -32%
AIP
48
ARS Investment Partners
New York
$4.23M -$108K -2,711 -2%
OMC
49
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$4.18M -$3.89M -98,110 -48%
SF
50
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$3.95M +$794K +20,000 +25%

ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

172 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.05B — up 3.3% from $1.02B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of ACWX and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 60 trimmed existing stakes and 61 added.

The largest buyer was Horizon Investments, adding an estimated $102M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $37.2M.

  • 172 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q2 2016, down from 176 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.05B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $102M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $37.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.