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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF

103 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.04B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

96% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $532M → $1.04B (+$508M)

41% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 32

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 9

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 104103 (-1)

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 109 (-1)

Holders
103
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.96%
% of All Funds
3.34%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
11
Increased
45
Reduced
32
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RBC
1
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
$415M +$400M +9,251,491 +55,438%
BIT
2
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$122M +$1.48M +34,131 +1%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$96.8M +$14.9M +344,762 +19%
ANTB
4
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$33.8M +$1.43M +33,092 +5%
AssetMark Inc
5
AssetMark Inc
California
$27.2M +$26.3M +607,826 New
SHWM
6
Smith & Howard Wealth Management
Georgia
$27M +$799K +18,477 +3%
GT
7
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$21M +$553K +12,797 +3%
Creative Planning
8
Creative Planning
Kansas
$19.7M +$64.2K +1,486 +0.3%
RIG
9
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$17.1M -$95.2K -2,203 -0.6%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$16.6M -$11.7M -269,699 -42%
CHFS
11
Cobble Hill Financial Services
New Jersey
$12.7M +$7.04M +163,000 +136%
JP Morgan Chase
12
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$12.5M +$3.81M +88,244 +46%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.4M +$920K +21,295 +9%
BCI
14
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$10.2M -$301K -6,970 -3%
HJA
15
Hugh Johnson Advisors
New York
$9.42M +$9.08M +210,074 New
RFC
16
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$9.3M +$112K +2,583 +1%
FMI
17
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$8.96M
Bessemer Group
18
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$8.28M
V
19
Veritable
Delaware
$7.3M +$348K +8,051 +5%
MC
20
Martin & Co
Tennessee
$6.9M +$43.6K +1,010 +0.7%
MAA
21
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$6.84M -$1.5M -34,767 -19%
US Bancorp
22
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$6.68M -$256K -5,912 -4%
CIBC World Market
23
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$5.52M +$2.34M +54,145 +78%
CC
24
Columbia Capital
California
$5.2M +$82.2K +1,901 +2%
AIG
25
American International Group
New York
$4.94M -$446K -10,316 -9%

ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

103 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $1.04B — up 96% from $532M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new ACWX positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ronald Blue & Co, adding an estimated $400M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $11.7M.

  • 103 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q3 2013, down from 104 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.04B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 96% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 9 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Ronald Blue & Co, an estimated $400M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $11.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.