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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF

162 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.07B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.05B → $1.07B (+$16.7M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 172162 (-10)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1513 (-2)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 63

47% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 19

Holders
162
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-5.81%
% of All Funds
4.32%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-13.33%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
10
Increased
54
Reduced
63
Closed
19
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SG Americas Securities
1
SG Americas Securities
New York
$77.7M +$69.7M +1,714,199 +1,078%
ANTB
2
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$63.2M +$897K +22,054 +1%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$60.8M -$14.1M -346,414 -19%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$50.4M +$12.1M +298,305 +33%
FMI
5
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$47.3M
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$46.1M +$888K +21,835 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
7
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$44.7M +$20.5M +503,442 +88%
CTB
8
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$38.1M +$1.06M +26,100 +3%
Jane Street
9
Jane Street
New York
$33.9M +$17.7M +435,512 +114%
RJA
10
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$29.6M -$901K -22,136 -3%
ZCA
11
Zeke Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$29.2M -$286K -7,035 -1%
GIM
12
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$28.2M -$2.44M -59,944 -8%
RFC
13
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$27M +$5.67M +139,473 +27%
CIA
14
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$26.7M +$7.05M +173,226 +37%
SHWM
15
Smith & Howard Wealth Management
Georgia
$26M -$1.57M -38,698 -6%
UCFA
16
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$25.5M +$25.1M +615,908 New
RBC
17
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
$22.1M -$2.63M -64,622 -11%
Mariner
18
Mariner
Kansas
$20.8M +$5.09M +125,064 +33%
Wellington Management Group
19
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$17.4M +$12.2M +299,064 +247%
GT
20
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$17.3M -$393K -9,663 -2%
FTUS
21
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$16.9M +$7.48M +183,763 +82%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
22
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$15.2M -$4.25M -104,410 -22%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$12.5M +$351K +8,616 +3%
GFG
24
Gray Financial Group
Georgia
$11.9M
SLT
25
St Louis Trust
Missouri
$10.9M -$436K -10,714 -4%

ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

162 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $1.07B — up 1.6% from $1.05B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of ACWX and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 63 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.

The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $69.7M. The largest seller was Horizon Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $173M sold.

  • 162 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q3 2016, down from 172 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.07B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 19 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $69.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $173M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.