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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
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178 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.26B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 18 (+2)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 51

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 186 → 178 (-8)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 31

13.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.69% → 51.59% (-13%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.45B → $1.26B (-$199M)

Holders
178
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-4.3%
% of All Funds
4.43%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.45%
New
27
Increased
56
Reduced
51
Closed
31
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$67.7M
2
MSWM
Mader & Shannon Wealth Management
Missouri
+$15.3M
3
JFGIW
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
+$12.2M
4
FTIOP
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
+$12M
5
CIA
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
+$11M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$132M
2
SCCM
Schafer Cullen Capital Management
New York
-$89.4M
3
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
-$79.3M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$20.7M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$11.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
51
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5.7M -$9.28M -219,096 -63%
RJFSA
52
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$5.68M +$192K +4,522 +4%
HW
53
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$5.52M -$132K -3,123 -2%
IFA
54
Interactive Financial Advisors
Illinois
$5.41M +$811K +19,139 +18%
HJA
55
Hugh Johnson Advisors
New York
$5.33M -$106K -2,493 -2%
SWPG
56
Strategic Wealth Partners Group
Illinois
$5.11M +$197K +4,648 +4%
Bessemer Group
57
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$5.03M – – –
CF
58
Corrigan Financial
Rhode Island
$4.93M -$121K -2,851 -2%
PWLP
59
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership
Massachusetts
$4.85M +$883K +20,850 +23%
V
60
Veritable
Delaware
$4.81M +$345K +8,141 +8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
61
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.78M +$186K +4,388 +4%
Brown Advisory
62
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$4.69M +$2.88M +68,013 +172%
FM
63
Forward Management
California
$4.37M – – –
FWCM
64
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$4M +$117K +2,760 +3%
WB
65
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$3.62M +$76.6K +1,808 +2%
FTUS
66
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$3.47M +$230K +5,430 +7%
SCA
67
Stonebridge Capital Advisors
Minnesota
$3.42M +$173K +4,085 +5%
WTC
68
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$3.38M -$246K -5,810 -7%
RBC
69
Roble Belko & Company
Pennsylvania
$3.13M – – –
SCA
70
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
$2.89M +$39.1K +922 +1%
SSWM
71
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$2.17M -$7.75K -183 -0.4%
IIC
72
Ironwood Investment Counsel
Arizona
$2.09M – – –
HT
73
HighTower Trust
Texas
$2.07M +$1.16M +27,326 +135%
LTFS
74
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.07M -$256K -6,051 -11%
CIBC World Market
75
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$2.02M -$4.07M -96,077 -67%
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ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

178 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.26B — down 14% from $1.45B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 31 funds closed out of ACWX and 27 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 51 trimmed existing stakes and 56 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $67.7M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $132M.

  • 178 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q1 2017, down from 186 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.26B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q1 2017, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 31 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $67.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $132M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.