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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF

162 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.07B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.05B → $1.07B (+$16.7M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 172162 (-10)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1513 (-2)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 63

47% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 19

Holders
162
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-5.81%
% of All Funds
4.32%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-13.33%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
10
Increased
54
Reduced
63
Closed
19
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
51
BlackRock
New York
$4.15M +$4.07M +99,975 +185,139%
B
52
Bailard
California
$4.07M +$153K +3,765 +4%
WTC
53
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$3.73M -$426K -10,483 -10%
SF
54
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$3.58M -$610K -15,000 -15%
Commonwealth Equity Services
55
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.47M +$28.6K +703 +0.8%
HTC
56
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$3.46M +$39.4K +968 +1%
WB
57
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$3.44M +$11K +271 +0.3%
BFA
58
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$3.29M -$10.7K -264 -0.3%
AI
59
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$3.17M +$1.6M +39,344 +106%
RBC
60
Roble Belko & Company
Pennsylvania
$2.99M -$221K -5,436 -7%
IFA
61
Interactive Financial Advisors
Illinois
$2.6M -$672K -16,509 -21%
QCG
62
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$2.55M -$28.5K -700 -1%
SSWM
63
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$2.12M +$94.9K +2,333 +5%
LTFS
64
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.11M -$141K -3,478 -6%
IIC
65
Ironwood Investment Counsel
Arizona
$1.99M
HW
66
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$1.94M +$66.4K +1,633 +4%
Fifth Third Bancorp
67
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$1.92M
FHA
68
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$1.84M +$757K +18,600 +72%
Citadel Advisors
69
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.73M -$9.65M -237,315 -85%
JWA
70
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.73M -$78.7K -1,934 -4%
BPB
71
Badgley, Phelps & Bell
Washington
$1.69M -$28.3K -695 -2%
GAG
72
GM Advisory Group
New York
$1.66M -$8.54K -210 -0.5%
SCA
73
Stonebridge Capital Advisors
Minnesota
$1.63M +$195K +4,785 +14%
JP Morgan Chase
74
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.53M +$425K +10,457 +40%
KeyBank National Association
75
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$1.47M

ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

162 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $1.07B — up 1.6% from $1.05B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of ACWX and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 63 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.

The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $69.7M. The largest seller was Horizon Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $173M sold.

  • 162 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q3 2016, down from 172 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.07B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 19 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $69.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $173M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.