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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF

162 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.07B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.05B → $1.07B (+$16.7M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 172162 (-10)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1513 (-2)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 63

47% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 19

Holders
162
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-5.81%
% of All Funds
4.32%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-13.33%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
10
Increased
54
Reduced
63
Closed
19
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SB
101
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$579K -$119K -2,927 -17%
BA
102
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$557K -$71.9K -1,767 -12%
BRF
103
B. Riley Financial
California
$554K +$217K +5,333 +66%
NAM
104
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$537K +$40.7K +1,000 +12%
Verition Fund Management
105
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$525K +$127K +3,119 +33%
WPW
106
Waldron Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$517K
VKH
107
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$514K -$294K -7,223 -37%
FAAS
108
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$509K -$64.9K -1,596 -12%
BCI
109
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$505K -$299K -7,344 -38%
CNC
110
Citizens & Northern Corp
Pennsylvania
$480K -$11.7K -288 -2%
CIM
111
Cetera Investment Management
California
$459K -$42.6K -1,047 -9%
SG
112
StoneX Group
New York
$459K +$450K +11,062 New
BIM
113
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$439K +$235K +5,778 +120%
P
114
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$428K -$1.22K -30 -0.3%
William Blair & Company
115
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$356K -$78.1K -1,920 -18%
MFS
116
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$352K +$200K +4,913 +138%
NA
117
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$340K
Neuberger Berman Group
118
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$339K
PNC Financial Services Group
119
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$316K -$6.47K -159 -2%
SC
120
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$289K -$117K -2,865 -29%
Fisher Asset Management
121
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$256K +$32.5K +800 +15%
SEI Investments
122
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$256K +$32.5K +800 +15%
TIM
123
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$251K -$12.2K -300 -5%
CB
124
Community Bank
New York
$249K
Fiera Capital (Canada)
125
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$241K -$11.4K -281 -5%

ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

162 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $1.07B — up 1.6% from $1.05B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of ACWX and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 63 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.

The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $69.7M. The largest seller was Horizon Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $173M sold.

  • 162 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q3 2016, down from 172 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.07B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 19 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $69.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $173M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.