iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
ACWX
363 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.6B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 95 increasing their positions, 129 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.
6.27% more ownership
Funds ownership: 69.25% → 75.52% (+6.3%)
6% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 16 (-1)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.78B → $2.6B (-$180M)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 392 → 363 (-29)
26% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 95 | Existing positions reduced: 129
39% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 61
99% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $572K | Put options by funds: $41.3M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Allspring Global Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$93.2M |
| 2 |
ST
Sageworth Trust
Lancaster,
Pennsylvania
|
+$64.2M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$36.2M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$33M |
| 5 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$27.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HL
Harding Loevner
Bridgewater,
New Jersey
|
-$44.4M |
| 2 |
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
-$38.1M |
| 3 |
JFGIW
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Racine,
Wisconsin
|
-$34M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$32.8M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$22.2M |
ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review
363 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $2.6B — down 6.5% from $2.78B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 61 funds closed out of ACWX and 37 opened new positions — a net loss of 24 holders — while 129 trimmed existing stakes and 95 added.
The largest buyer was Allspring Global Investments, adding an estimated $93.2M. The largest seller was Harding Loevner, cutting an estimated $44.4M.
- 363 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q3 2022, down from 392 in Q2 2022.
- Funds reported $2.6B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q3 2022, down 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q3 2022 and 61 closed out, a net change of -24 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q3 2022 was Allspring Global Investments, an estimated $93.2M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q3 2022 was Harding Loevner, an estimated $44.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.