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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF

172 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.05B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.02B → $1.05B (+$33.2M)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 60

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1515 (0)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 176172 (-4)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 21

Holders
172
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-2.27%
% of All Funds
4.59%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
18
Increased
61
Reduced
60
Closed
21
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HI
1
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$173M +$102M +2,563,628 +137%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$70.6M -$14.1M -356,448 -16%
ANTB
3
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$58.5M -$597K -15,037 -1%
FMI
4
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$44.4M
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$42.5M +$5.07M +127,758 +13%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$35.7M +$10.3M +258,743 +39%
CTB
7
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$34.8M
GIM
8
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$28.8M +$15.6M +394,251 +114%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$28.7M +$2.02M +50,921 +7%
ZCA
10
Zeke Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$27.9M +$320K +8,054 +1%
SHWM
11
Smith & Howard Wealth Management
Georgia
$26M -$5M -125,967 -16%
RBC
12
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
$23.3M -$10.2M -257,658 -30%
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$22.3M +$6.82M +171,924 +43%
RFC
14
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$20M +$5.25M +132,390 +35%
CIA
15
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$18.3M +$10.2M +256,427 +120%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
16
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$18.3M +$65.7K +1,654 +0.4%
GT
17
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$16.7M -$129K -3,258 -0.8%
Jane Street
18
Jane Street
New York
$14.9M -$37.2M -937,453 -71%
Mariner
19
Mariner
Kansas
$14.6M -$850K -21,426 -5%
FFS
20
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$14.5M +$8M +201,572 +118%
Wells Fargo
21
Wells Fargo
California
$11.4M +$3.4M +85,541 +41%
GFG
22
Gray Financial Group
Georgia
$11.2M
Citadel Advisors
23
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$10.9M +$4.94M +124,441 +81%
SLT
24
St Louis Trust
Missouri
$10.6M -$503K -12,676 -4%
Creative Planning
25
Creative Planning
Kansas
$10.5M -$890K -22,424 -8%

ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

172 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.05B — up 3.3% from $1.02B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of ACWX and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 60 trimmed existing stakes and 61 added.

The largest buyer was Horizon Investments, adding an estimated $102M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $37.2M.

  • 172 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q2 2016, down from 176 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.05B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $102M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $37.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.