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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
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172 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.05B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.02B → $1.05B (+$33.2M)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 60

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 15 (0)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 176 → 172 (-4)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 21

Holders
172
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-2.27%
% of All Funds
4.59%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
18
Increased
61
Reduced
60
Closed
21
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
+$102M
2
GIM
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
+$15.6M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$10.3M
4
CIA
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
+$10.2M
5
FFS
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
+$8M

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$37.2M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$14.1M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$13.9M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$11.7M
5
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JMPWA
176
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
– -$576K -14,600 Closed
SFG
177
Sage Financial Group
Pennsylvania
– -$470K -11,899 Closed
FCH
178
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
– -$390K -9,878 Closed
Northern Trust
179
Northern Trust
Illinois
– -$378K -9,567 Closed
NB
180
NBT Bank
New York
– -$304K -7,700 Closed
CAN
181
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
– -$250K -6,328 Closed
Truist Financial
182
Truist Financial
North Carolina
– -$241K -6,100 Closed
EWA
183
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
– -$340K -6,065 Closed
MCM
184
Matterhorn Capital Management
Texas
– -$230K -5,827 Closed
AIG
185
American International Group
New York
– -$148K -3,742 Closed
WIC
186
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
– -$57K -1,454 Closed
MFT
187
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo
Florida
– -$44K -1,123 Closed
SHJ
188
Sharkey, Howes & Javer
Colorado
– -$8K -195 Closed
TFA
189
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
– -$7K -172 Closed
GBBWRPM
190
Genovese Burford & Brothers Wealth & Retirement Plan Management
California
– -$3K -80 Closed
DBT
191
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
– -$3K -72 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
192
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$2K -51 Closed
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ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

172 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.05B — up 3.3% from $1.02B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of ACWX and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 60 trimmed existing stakes and 61 added.

The largest buyer was Horizon Investments, adding an estimated $102M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $37.2M.

  • 172 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q2 2016, down from 176 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.05B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $102M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $37.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.