iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
ACWX
120 hedge funds and large institutions have $836M invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
425% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 4
92% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 25
22% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 11 (+2)
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 103 → 120 (+17)
19% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.04B → $836M (-$200M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HI
Horizon Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$63.5M |
| 2 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$48.5M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$16.8M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$10.1M |
| 5 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$7.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RBC
Ronald Blue & Co
Roswell,
Georgia
|
-$281M |
| 2 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$124M |
| 3 |
V
Veritable
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$5.49M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$4.52M |
| 5 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$4.01M |
ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
120 of the 3,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $836M — down 19% from $1.04B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new ACWX positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Horizon Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $63.5M. The largest seller was Ronald Blue & Co, cutting an estimated $281M.
- 120 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q4 2013, up from 103 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $836M of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 4 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $63.5M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Ronald Blue & Co, an estimated $281M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.