iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
ACWX
422 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.12B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 100 funds opening new positions, 118 increasing their positions, 134 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
203% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 100 | Existing positions closed: 33
26% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.4M | Put options by funds: $1.9M
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 20 (+4)
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.6B → $3.12B (+$521M)
16% more funds holding
Funds holding: 363 → 422 (+59)
0.23% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.52% → 75.29% (-0.23%)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 118 | Existing positions reduced: 134
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RhumbLine Advisers
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$96.6M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$84.9M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$41.3M |
| 4 |
HL
Harding Loevner
Bridgewater,
New Jersey
|
+$26M |
| 5 |
FMI
Factory Mutual Insurance
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$23.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$86.8M |
| 2 |
Allspring Global Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$47.3M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$32.6M |
| 4 |
RFC
Regions Financial Corp
Birmingham,
Alabama
|
-$32.2M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$20M |
ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
422 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $3.12B — up 20% from $2.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 100 funds opened new ACWX positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 67 holders — while 118 added to existing stakes and 134 trimmed.
The largest buyer was RhumbLine Advisers, opening a new position worth an estimated $96.6M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $86.8M.
- 422 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q4 2022, up from 363 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $3.12B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 100 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 33 closed out, a net change of +67 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was RhumbLine Advisers, an estimated $96.6M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q4 2022 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $86.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.