iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
ACWX
314 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.45B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 112 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
250% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 16
26% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 112 | Existing positions reduced: 89
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.05B → $2.45B (+$404M)
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 280 → 314 (+34)
11% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 21 (+2)
4.18% more ownership
Funds ownership: 53.24% → 57.42% (+4.2%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$86.2M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$44M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$40.6M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$37.1M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$34.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HI
Horizon Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$142M |
| 2 |
PI
PFS Investments
Duluth,
Georgia
|
-$44.6M |
| 3 |
FTIOP
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Radnor,
Pennsylvania
|
-$36.3M |
| 4 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$13.8M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$11.5M |
ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
314 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $2.45B — up 20% from $2.05B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new ACWX positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 40 holders — while 112 added to existing stakes and 89 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $86.2M. The largest seller was Horizon Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $142M sold.
- 314 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q4 2019, up from 280 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $2.45B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 16 closed out, a net change of +40 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $86.2M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $142M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.