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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
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188 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.43B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

90% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 40

69% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 16

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.26B → $1.43B (+$171M)

10.57% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.59% → 62.16% (+11%)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 178 → 188 (+10)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 15 (-3)

Holders
188
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+5.62%
% of All Funds
4.69%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.37%
New
27
Increased
76
Reduced
40
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$31.2M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$21.1M
3
FTIOP
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
+$15.1M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$13.5M
5
GIM
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
+$11.7M

Top Sellers

1
MSWM
Mader & Shannon Wealth Management
Missouri
-$15.7M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$11.4M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$10M
4
Mariner
Mariner
Kansas
-$7.5M
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$5.86M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PG
176
Patten Group
Tennessee
$7K – – –
SAM
177
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$7K – – –
PWM
178
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$7K +$90 +2 +1%
WAM
179
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$6K – – –
Lazard Asset Management
180
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$5K +$5.37K +119 New
NFG
181
Next Financial Group
Texas
$3K – – –
PA
182
Parallel Advisors
California
$3K +$2.57K +57 New
FWC
183
First Washington Corp
Washington
$2.41K – – –
MFW
184
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$1K – – –
PK
185
Pflug Koory
Nebraska
$1K – – –
RFA
186
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$1K – – –
FC
187
Ferris Capital
Massachusetts
$1K +$858 +19 New
MSWM
188
Mader & Shannon Wealth Management
Missouri
– -$15.7M -360,541 Closed
Jane Street
189
Jane Street
New York
– -$11.4M -260,324 Closed
SG Americas Securities
190
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$10M -229,688 Closed
T. Rowe Price Associates
191
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
– -$5.86M -134,293 Closed
HPC
192
HM Payson & Co
Maine
– -$1.04M -23,900 Closed
Millennium Management
193
Millennium Management
New York
– -$667K -15,286 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
194
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$626K -14,341 Closed
FAAS
195
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$558K -12,787 Closed
CIM
196
Cetera Investment Management
California
– -$473K -10,834 Closed
AWM
197
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
– -$282K -6,458 Closed
PNC
198
Park National Corp
Ohio
– -$254K -5,813 Closed
ACP
199
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
– -$217K -4,975 Closed
FPTW
200
Franklin, Parlapiano, Turner & Welch
Texas
– -$171K -3,930 Closed
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ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

188 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $1.43B — up 14% from $1.26B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new ACWX positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $31.2M. The largest seller was Mader & Shannon Wealth Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.7M sold.

  • 188 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q2 2017, up from 178 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.43B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $31.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Mader & Shannon Wealth Management, an estimated $15.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.