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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
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532 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.31B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 198 increasing their positions, 150 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

182% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 22

32% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 198 | Existing positions reduced: 150

23% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 → 27 (+5)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.75B → $4.31B (+$559M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 497 → 532 (+35)

3.07% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.79% → 66.86% (+3.1%)

Holders
532
Holders Change
+35
Holders Change %
+7.04%
% of All Funds
7%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+22.73%
% of All Funds
0.36%
New
62
Increased
198
Reduced
150
Closed
22
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$66.7M
2
MFG
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
+$51.9M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$34.5M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$26.3M
5
RA
Resolute Advisors
California
+$26.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$32.7M
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$31.3M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$24.9M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$16.1M
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$10.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PCA
526
PMV Capital Advisers
Texas
$2.68K +$2.54K +44 New
TRCT
527
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.62K +$982 +17 +65%
NEWAS
528
N.E.W. Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$2.44K – – –
FWP
529
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
$2K +$58 +1 +3%
BL
530
BFSG LLC
California
$1.95K – – –
NFSG
531
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$1.62K +$58 +1 +4%
PK
532
Pflug Koory
Nebraska
$1.52K – – –
CSB
533
City State Bank
Iowa
$1.34K – – –
CIA
534
Cape Investment Advisory
Georgia
$792 – – –
FAIM
535
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
– -$2.89M -52,105 Closed
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
536
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
– -$1.9M -34,678 Closed
LA
537
Legacy Advisors
Pennsylvania
– -$1.14M -20,566 Closed
Squarepoint
538
Squarepoint
New York
– -$1.02M -18,316 Closed
CCMG
539
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
– -$963K -17,369 Closed
WIA
540
World Investment Advisors
California
– -$611K -11,015 Closed
FCI
541
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
– -$593K -10,686 Closed
PA
542
PFG Advisors
Arizona
– -$564K -10,172 Closed
MAM
543
Madison Asset Management
Wisconsin
– -$499K -9,005 Closed
JGC
544
J. Goldman & Co
New York
– -$388K -7,000 Closed
CAG
545
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
– -$326K -5,969 Closed
KPWS
546
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
– -$303K -5,471 Closed
SC
547
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
– -$236K -4,264 Closed
PCH
548
PGIM Custom Harvest
New Jersey
– -$219K -3,950 Closed
YIH
549
Y-Intercept (HK)
Hong Kong
– -$204K -3,670 Closed
GWMI
550
Guardian Wealth Management (Illinois)
Illinois
– -$75.2K -1,355 Closed
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ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

532 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $4.31B — up 15% from $3.75B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new ACWX positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 40 holders — while 198 added to existing stakes and 150 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $66.7M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $32.7M.

  • 532 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q2 2025, up from 497 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $4.31B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 22 closed out, a net change of +40 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $66.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Bank of America, an estimated $32.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.