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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
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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: 181 → 176 (-5)

12% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 15 (-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

Top Buyers

1
FMI
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
+$42.6M
2
SHWM
Smith & Howard Wealth Management
Georgia
+$29.6M
3
ZCA
Zeke Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$26.5M
4
CTB
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
+$9.94M
5
AG
Appleton Group
Wisconsin
+$9.8M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$296M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$89.2M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$88.6M
4
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
-$78.6M
5
RBC
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
-$64.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TC
51
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$4.18M -$4.13M -110,371 -51%
PPA
52
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.9M +$1.6M +42,660 +76%
WTC
53
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$3.88M -$25.8K -690 -0.7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
54
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.66M +$1.58M +42,226 +84%
VKH
55
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$3.53M +$2.24M +59,989 +204%
B
56
Bailard
California
$3.47M +$3.29M +87,850 New
William Blair & Company
57
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$3.46M +$109K +2,920 +3%
WB
58
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$3.3M -$397K -10,603 -11%
SF
59
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$3.21M +$696K +18,605 +30%
PWLP
60
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership
Massachusetts
$3.17M +$436K +11,665 +17%
RBC
61
Roble Belko & Company
Pennsylvania
$3.14M -$2.67M -71,478 -47%
BFA
62
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$3.04M +$799K +21,365 +38%
KeyBank National Association
63
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$2.99M -$3.02M -80,800 -52%
IFA
64
Interactive Financial Advisors
Illinois
$2.94M +$59.5K +1,591 +2%
GC
65
Globeflex Capital
California
$2.94M +$2.79M +74,500 New
HTC
66
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$2.78M -$4.29M -114,686 -62%
BFA
67
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.52M +$2.2M +58,694 +1,147%
PAS
68
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$2.47M +$380K +10,149 +19%
QCG
69
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$2.45M +$399K +10,665 +21%
FWCM
70
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$2.42M +$510K +13,625 +29%
MM
71
Main Management
California
$2.4M -$2.32M -62,033 -50%
COI
72
Connable Office Inc
Michigan
$2.28M +$2.16M +57,825 New
IIC
73
Ironwood Investment Counsel
Arizona
$1.9M – – –
SSWM
74
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$1.84M +$167K +4,454 +11%
Fifth Third Bancorp
75
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$1.83M – – –
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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.