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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
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280 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.05B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 115 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 22

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 280 → 280 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 19 (0)

12.44% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.68% → 53.24% (-12%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.39B → $2.05B (-$344M)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 115

Holders
280
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
6.14%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.42%
New
24
Increased
66
Reduced
115
Closed
22
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
+$141M
2
PI
PFS Investments
Georgia
+$44.2M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$15.6M
4
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
+$7.54M
5
JMPWA
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
+$6.78M

Top Sellers

1
FMI
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
-$339M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$48.6M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$38.8M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$22.8M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$19.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
101
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$2.14M -$166K -3,631 -7%
IAA
102
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
$2.1M -$220K -4,800 -10%
CA
103
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
$1.99M – – –
AIP
104
ARS Investment Partners
New York
$1.99M -$885K -19,341 -31%
HAFS
105
Hapanowicz & Associates Financial Services
Pennsylvania
$1.88M +$18.2K +397 +1%
Prudential Financial
106
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.87M -$1.94M -42,318 -51%
FHA
107
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$1.82M – – –
TI
108
Truepoint Inc
Ohio
$1.77M +$1.76M +38,470 New
ECG
109
Edge Capital Group
Georgia
$1.72M -$159K -3,474 -8%
MCM
110
Mitchell Capital Management
Kansas
$1.72M +$667K +14,568 +64%
P
111
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$1.69M – – –
CWM
112
Cahaba Wealth Management
Georgia
$1.65M – – –
MDSL
113
M.D. Sass LLC
New York
$1.61M +$293K +6,400 +22%
TAM
114
Todd Asset Management
Kentucky
$1.55M -$2.38M -52,036 -61%
FFS
115
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$1.53M +$1.52M +33,146 New
PCM
116
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$1.5M -$6.41K -140 -0.4%
FA
117
FCG Advisors
New Jersey
$1.49M +$192K +4,202 +15%
BAAM
118
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$1.48M – – –
MM
119
Main Management
California
$1.48M – – –
BCA
120
Berman Capital Advisors
Georgia
$1.47M – – –
JWA
121
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.45M +$120K +2,629 +9%
HCA
122
Heck Capital Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.45M -$116K -2,530 -7%
TYCC
123
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.37M – – –
BPB
124
Badgley, Phelps & Bell
Washington
$1.37M -$91.6K -2,000 -6%
CA
125
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.33M +$1.33M +28,988 New
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ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

280 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $2.05B — down 14% from $2.39B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new ACWX positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 115 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Horizon Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $141M. The largest seller was Factory Mutual Insurance, exiting entirely with an estimated $339M sold.

  • 280 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q3 2019, unchanged from Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.05B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 22 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $141M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Factory Mutual Insurance, an estimated $339M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.