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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
JP Morgan Chase
101
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$626K -$3.6M -96,358 -86%
Ameriprise
102
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$600K -$595K -15,901 -51%
BA
103
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$600K – – –
WPW
104
Waldron Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$599K – – –
RJFSA
105
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$595K -$487K -13,009 -46%
PCM
106
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$581K – – –
JMPWA
107
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$576K – – –
SB
108
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$559K -$297K -7,947 -36%
GAG
109
GM Advisory Group
New York
$484K -$7.71M -206,016 -94%
SFG
110
Sage Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$470K -$1.35M -36,067 -75%
NAM
111
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$454K +$112K +3,000 +59%
PTC
112
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$421K -$45.3K -1,210 -10%
Millennium Management
113
Millennium Management
New York
$417K +$395K +10,566 New
CIC
114
Carnegie Investment Counsel
Ohio
$414K -$45.3K -1,210 -10%
LTFS
115
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$412K -$12.2K -325 -3%
P
116
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$407K -$30M -801,649 -99%
HighTower Advisors
117
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$395K -$1.19M -31,918 -76%
FCH
118
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$390K -$6.26M -167,209 -94%
Northern Trust
119
Northern Trust
Illinois
$378K +$358K +9,567 New
LPT
120
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$373K -$1.37M -36,520 -79%
EWA
121
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$340K +$227K +6,065 New
NA
122
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$333K – – –
BTS
123
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$324K -$865K -23,128 -74%
FAAS
124
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$324K +$310K +8,283 New
Neuberger Berman Group
125
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$322K – – –
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5
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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.