iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
ACWX
280 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.39B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 99 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.23B → $2.39B (+$165M)
4.16% more ownership
Funds ownership: 61.52% → 65.68% (+4.2%)
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 99 | Existing positions reduced: 97
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 290 → 280 (-10)
5% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 20 → 19 (-1)
24% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 29
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FMI
Factory Mutual Insurance
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$84.6M |
| 2 |
FTIOP
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Radnor,
Pennsylvania
|
+$36.8M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$34.1M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$26.5M |
| 5 |
SW
SVB Wealth
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$21.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$41.8M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$13.1M |
| 3 |
AI
Ariel Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$9.63M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$7.1M |
| 5 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$6.74M |
ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
280 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $2.39B — up 7.4% from $2.23B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of ACWX and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 97 trimmed existing stakes and 99 added.
The largest buyer was Factory Mutual Insurance, adding an estimated $84.6M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $41.8M sold.
- 280 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q2 2019, down from 290 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $2.39B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 29 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Factory Mutual Insurance, an estimated $84.6M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $41.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.