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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
ACWX

162 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.07B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.05B → $1.07B (+$16.7M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 172 → 162 (-10)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 13 (-2)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 63

47% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 19

Holders
162
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-5.81%
% of All Funds
4.32%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-13.33%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
10
Increased
54
Reduced
63
Closed
19
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$69.7M
2
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$25.1M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$20.5M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$17.7M
5
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$12.2M

Top Sellers

1
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
-$173M
2
FFS
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
-$14.5M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$14.1M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$9.65M
5
AFP
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
-$6.82M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FA
176
FDx Advisors
Illinois
– -$202K -5,187 Closed
TIM
177
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
– -$56K -1,442 Closed
AIM
178
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
– -$52K -1,327 Closed
BP
179
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
– -$5K -130 Closed
JAM
180
JCIC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$5K -130 Closed
4 5 6 7
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ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

162 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $1.07B — up 1.6% from $1.05B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of ACWX and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 63 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.

The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $69.7M. The largest seller was Horizon Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $173M sold.

  • 162 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q3 2016, down from 172 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.07B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 19 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $69.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $173M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.