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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF

257 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.83B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 91 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 14

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 244257 (+13)

0.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.25%60.12% (+0.88%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1414 (0)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.84B → $1.83B (-$9.49M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 91

Holders
257
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+5.33%
% of All Funds
5.88%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
28
Increased
70
Reduced
91
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HTC
51
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$8.47M -$491K -10,320 -5%
RJFSA
52
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$8.38M -$279K -5,862 -3%
FT
53
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$8.38M -$137K -2,889 -2%
HighTower Advisors
54
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$8.08M -$657K -13,829 -8%
B
55
Bailard
California
$8M +$391K +8,225 +5%
SF
56
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$7.95M -$1.12M -23,632 -12%
PWLP
57
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership
Massachusetts
$7.9M -$378K -7,951 -5%
MC
58
Martin & Co
Tennessee
$7.74M -$84.6K -1,780 -1%
HSBC Holdings
59
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$7.07M +$1.04M +21,912 +17%
AL
60
Aspiriant LLC
California
$5.7M
FMBTD
61
First Midwest Bank Trust Division
Illinois
$5.63M -$712K -14,985 -11%
Bessemer Group
62
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$5.5M +$149K +3,135 +3%
Citadel Advisors
63
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$5.22M -$23.2M -488,332 -82%
GAG
64
GM Advisory Group
New York
$5.14M +$347K +7,297 +7%
CF
65
Corrigan Financial
Rhode Island
$5.14M -$43.9K -924 -0.9%
V
66
Veritable
Delaware
$5.11M -$156K -3,274 -3%
CIM
67
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$5.1M -$864K -18,171 -15%
Janney Montgomery Scott
68
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$5.06M -$69.4K -1,459 -1%
LNWWM
69
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$4.35M +$233K +4,900 +6%
WB
70
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$4.26M +$187K +3,929 +5%
QI
71
QS Investors
New York
$4.15M +$333K +7,000 +9%
FWCM
72
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$4.09M -$317K -6,660 -7%
KIM
73
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$4.06M -$339K -7,125 -8%
NAM
74
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$3.98M -$119K -2,500 -3%
SCA
75
Stonebridge Capital Advisors
Minnesota
$3.83M -$125K -2,620 -3%

ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

257 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.83B — down 0.52% from $1.84B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new ACWX positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 91 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $44.2M. The largest seller was Country Trust Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $43.9M sold.

  • 257 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q3 2018, up from 244 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.83B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 0.52% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Northern Trust, an estimated $44.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Country Trust Bank, an estimated $43.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.