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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
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178 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.26B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 18 (+2)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 51

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 186 → 178 (-8)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 31

13.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.69% → 51.59% (-13%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.45B → $1.26B (-$199M)

Holders
178
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-4.3%
% of All Funds
4.43%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.45%
New
27
Increased
56
Reduced
51
Closed
31
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$67.7M
2
MSWM
Mader & Shannon Wealth Management
Missouri
+$15.3M
3
JFGIW
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
+$12.2M
4
FTIOP
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
+$12M
5
CIA
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
+$11M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$132M
2
SCCM
Schafer Cullen Capital Management
New York
-$89.4M
3
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
-$79.3M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$20.7M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$11.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BTS
126
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$309K +$301K +7,095 New
HIIFS
127
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$309K +$301K +7,100 New
SC
128
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$304K – – –
SEIA
129
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
$293K +$20.8K +491 +8%
CCM
130
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$290K +$9.57K +226 +4%
AWM
131
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$282K +$78.8K +1,860 +40%
RC
132
Roundview Capital
New Jersey
$267K +$260K +6,130 New
CB
133
Community Bank
New York
$262K – – –
TIM
134
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$260K – – –
PNC
135
Park National Corp
Ohio
$254K – – –
PAG
136
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$243K +$237K +5,591 New
SWP
137
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$239K – – –
CIR
138
Clear Investment Research
Georgia
$233K +$226K +5,333 New
DWT
139
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$230K – – –
FWC
140
First Washington Corp
Washington
$230K – – –
BHIA
141
Birch Hill Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$222K -$2.12K -50 -1%
Baird Financial Group
142
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$220K – – –
ACP
143
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$217K – – –
PIM
144
Parker Investment Management
California
$217K – – –
AI
145
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$212K -$586K -13,830 -74%
FPTW
146
Franklin, Parlapiano, Turner & Welch
Texas
$171K – – –
SEI Investments
147
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$159K +$106K +2,512 +221%
MA
148
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$127K – – –
Barclays
149
Barclays
United Kingdom
$101K +$98K +2,312 New
PSUF
150
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$94K -$190K -4,478 -68%
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ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

178 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.26B — down 14% from $1.45B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 31 funds closed out of ACWX and 27 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 51 trimmed existing stakes and 56 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $67.7M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $132M.

  • 178 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q1 2017, down from 186 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.26B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q1 2017, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 31 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $67.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $132M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.