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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF

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: 244257 (+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: 1414 (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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IA
151
IFP Advisors
Florida
$467K -$366K -7,701 -44%
FCH
152
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$459K +$109K +2,284 +31%
BRF
153
B. Riley Financial
California
$458K -$53.1K -1,116 -10%
ST
154
Sageworth Trust
Pennsylvania
$443K
CNC
155
Citizens & Northern Corp
Pennsylvania
$443K +$42.7K +898 +11%
SEIA
156
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
$435K -$17.2K -361 -4%
Millennium Management
157
Millennium Management
New York
$434K +$432K +9,097 New
Nomura Holdings
158
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$430K +$429K +9,021 New
PNC Financial Services Group
159
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$397K -$22.8K -479 -5%
TC
160
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$390K +$88.1K +1,854 +29%
PFPT
161
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$388K -$99.8K -2,100 -21%
VFA
162
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$388K -$15.4K -323 -4%
SC
163
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$387K -$3.23K -68 -0.8%
S
164
SignatureFD
Georgia
$375K +$80K +1,683 +27%
Lido Advisors
165
Lido Advisors
California
$374K
NA
166
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$355K
NPF
167
Norris Perne & French
Michigan
$350K -$26.4K -555 -7%
FCFC
168
First Commonwealth Financial Corp
Pennsylvania
$346K +$344K +7,245 New
BCI
169
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$335K -$21.7K -456 -6%
MCM
170
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$335K +$334K +7,035 New
BWM
171
Brickley Wealth Management
California
$331K +$330K +6,939 New
UB
172
UMB Bank
Missouri
$330K +$329K +6,922 New
Baird Financial Group
173
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$328K +$48 +1 +0%
Barclays
174
Barclays
United Kingdom
$317K -$206K -4,338 -39%
Citigroup
175
Citigroup
New York
$305K +$4.9K +103 +2%

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.