iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
ACWX
157 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.01B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 14
10% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 11 (+1)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 151 → 157 (+6)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.06B → $1.01B (-$46.3M)
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 56
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$90.6M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$85.8M |
| 3 |
RBC
Ronald Blue & Co
Roswell,
Georgia
|
+$14.7M |
| 4 |
AHS
Aspiriant Holdings S3
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$11.3M |
| 5 |
Mariner
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$10.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$75.2M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$16.6M |
| 3 |
PWAG
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
San Rafael,
California
|
-$12.6M |
| 4 |
CGH
Cleary Gull Holdings
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$10.9M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$9.87M |
ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
157 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $1.01B — down 4.4% from $1.06B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new ACWX positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.
The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $90.6M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, cutting an estimated $75.2M.
- 157 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q3 2015, up from 151 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $1.01B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $90.6M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q3 2015 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $75.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.