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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF

172 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.05B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.02B → $1.05B (+$33.2M)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 60

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1515 (0)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 176172 (-4)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 21

Holders
172
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-2.27%
% of All Funds
4.59%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
18
Increased
61
Reduced
60
Closed
21
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SWPG
101
Strategic Wealth Partners Group
Illinois
$727K +$741K +18,668 New
VWM
102
Valley Wealth Managers
New Jersey
$708K -$20.8K -525 -3%
CCG
103
Chatham Capital Group
Georgia
$662K
CBU
104
CIBC Bank USA
Illinois
$659K -$11.5K -289 -2%
SB
105
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$658K +$108K +2,709 +19%
Ameriprise
106
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$624K +$32.8K +826 +5%
NC
107
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$620K -$200K -5,034 -24%
BA
108
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$592K
FAAS
109
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$539K +$221K +5,580 +67%
WPW
110
Waldron Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$486K -$107K -2,700 -18%
CIM
111
Cetera Investment Management
California
$472K +$242K +6,108 +102%
CNC
112
Citizens & Northern Corp
Pennsylvania
$462K +$471K +11,858 New
NAM
113
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$455K
CIC
114
Carnegie Investment Counsel
Ohio
$428K
William Blair & Company
115
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$409K -$3.06M -77,100 -88%
P
116
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$403K +$1.19K +30 +0.3%
CT
117
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$395K +$403K +10,150 New
SC
118
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$383K +$124K +3,112 +46%
IA
119
IFP Advisors
Florida
$383K +$258K +6,506 +196%
Millennium Management
120
Millennium Management
New York
$379K -$33.6K -847 -8%
PTC
121
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$376K -$39.7K -1,000 -9%
Verition Fund Management
122
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$372K +$141K +3,561 +60%
Susquehanna International Group
123
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$347K -$786K -19,796 -69%
RG
124
Renaissance Group
Kentucky
$322K +$328K +8,260 New
NA
125
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$320K -$7.54K -190 -2%

ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

172 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.05B — up 3.3% from $1.02B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of ACWX and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 60 trimmed existing stakes and 61 added.

The largest buyer was Horizon Investments, adding an estimated $102M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $37.2M.

  • 172 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q2 2016, down from 176 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.05B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $102M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $37.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.