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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
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257 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.83B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 91 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 14

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 244 → 257 (+13)

0.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.25% → 60.12% (+0.88%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 14 (0)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.84B → $1.83B (-$9.49M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 91

Holders
257
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+5.33%
% of All Funds
5.88%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
28
Increased
70
Reduced
91
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$44.2M
2
GT
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
+$38.3M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$14.1M
4
JMPWA
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
+$13.2M
5
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$10.2M

Top Sellers

1
CTB
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
-$43.9M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$25.6M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$23.2M
4
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
-$20.8M
5
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$15.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TYCC
126
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$851K – – –
RTS
127
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$849K -$15K -316 -2%
VWM
128
Valley Wealth Managers
New Jersey
$807K +$5.94K +125 +0.7%
WPW
129
Waldron Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$789K +$68.9K +1,449 +10%
MWM
130
Modera Wealth Management
New Jersey
$721K – – –
DCM
131
Dimension Capital Management
Florida
$717K – – –
RJT
132
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$710K – – –
QCG
133
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$706K – – –
LI
134
Longer Investments
Arkansas
$672K – – –
RFWA
135
RPg Family Wealth Advisory
Massachusetts
$660K +$107K +2,250 +19%
Bank of New York Mellon
136
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$650K – – –
HSA
137
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
$644K -$466K -9,811 -42%
SCA
138
Strategic Capital Advisers
Colorado
$632K +$95.1K +2,000 +18%
BAS
139
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$619K -$362K -7,618 -37%
BIP
140
Brandes Investment Partners
California
$591K +$590K +12,402 New
HT
141
HighTower Trust
Texas
$590K -$61.2K -1,288 -9%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
142
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$585K – – –
DWM
143
Dakota Wealth Management
Florida
$584K -$53K -1,115 -8%
FDCC
144
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co
Massachusetts
$577K – – –
FDCDDQ
145
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$571K – – –
CA
146
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$550K -$1.43M -30,005 -72%
CB
147
CNB Bank
Pennsylvania
$519K +$375K +7,880 +263%
VF
148
Virtu Financial
New York
$517K +$28.5K +600 +6%
Fidelity Investments
149
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$495K -$64.9K -1,365 -12%
G
150
GenTrust
Florida
$479K -$47.5K -1,000 -9%
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ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

257 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.83B — down 0.52% from $1.84B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new ACWX positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 91 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $44.2M. The largest seller was Country Trust Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $43.9M sold.

  • 257 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q3 2018, up from 244 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.83B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 0.52% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Northern Trust, an estimated $44.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Country Trust Bank, an estimated $43.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.