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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF

176 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.02B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 181176 (-5)

12% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1715 (-2)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 32

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 66

44% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.82B → $1.02B (-$802M)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $1K

Holders
176
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.76%
% of All Funds
4.69%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.76%
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
28
Increased
46
Reduced
66
Closed
32
Calls
Puts
$1K
Net Calls
-$1K
Net Calls Change
-$1K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$85.7M -$296M -7,905,084 -78%
HI
2
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$74M -$78.6M -2,101,272 -53%
ANTB
3
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$59.9M -$231K -6,172 -0.4%
Jane Street
4
Jane Street
New York
$52.1M -$11.1M -296,185 -18%
FMI
5
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$45M +$42.6M +1,140,000 New
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$38M -$89.2M -2,384,063 -71%
CTB
7
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$35.3M +$9.94M +265,700 +42%
RBC
8
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
$33.8M -$64.9M -1,734,466 -67%
SHWM
9
Smith & Howard Wealth Management
Georgia
$31.3M +$29.6M +792,168 New
ZCA
10
Zeke Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$28M +$26.5M +708,244 New
RJA
11
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$27M +$3.84M +102,676 +18%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$26M -$8.17M -218,423 -25%
SG Americas Securities
13
SG Americas Securities
New York
$20.1M +$5.1M +136,287 +37%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
14
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$18.5M -$295K -7,898 -2%
GT
15
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$17M -$3.97M -106,127 -20%
Wellington Management Group
16
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$16.4M -$658K -17,577 -4%
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$15.8M +$4.23M +113,083 +39%
Mariner
18
Mariner
Kansas
$15.7M +$207K +5,544 +1%
RFC
19
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$15M +$574K +15,355 +4%
Goldman Sachs
20
Goldman Sachs
New York
$13.9M +$6.37M +170,160 +93%
GIM
21
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$13.7M +$2.06M +55,036 +19%
BCI
22
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$11.7M -$995K -26,591 -8%
Creative Planning
23
Creative Planning
Kansas
$11.5M -$37.2M -995,057 -77%
GFG
24
Gray Financial Group
Georgia
$11.3M +$7.65M +204,450 +247%
SLT
25
St Louis Trust
Missouri
$11.3M

ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

176 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.02B — down 44% from $1.82B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of ACWX and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 66 trimmed existing stakes and 46 added.

The largest buyer was Factory Mutual Insurance, opening a new position worth an estimated $42.6M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $296M.

  • 176 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q1 2016, down from 181 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.02B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 44% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 32 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Factory Mutual Insurance, an estimated $42.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $296M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.