iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
ACWX
236 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.12B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 92 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
433% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 9
70% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 92 | Existing positions reduced: 54
27% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 19 (+4)
25% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.69B → $2.12B (+$431M)
19% more funds holding
Funds holding: 198 → 236 (+38)
1.48% less ownership
Funds ownership: 76.02% → 74.55% (-1.5%)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $877K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$138M |
| 2 |
FTIOP
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Radnor,
Pennsylvania
|
+$42.6M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$39.4M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$35.9M |
| 5 |
Verition Fund Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$23.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CIA
Capital Investment Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$386M |
| 2 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$63M |
| 3 |
AL
Aspiriant LLC
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$5.69M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$4.5M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$4.47M |
ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
236 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $2.12B — up 25% from $1.69B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new ACWX positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 39 holders — while 92 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $138M. The largest seller was Capital Investment Advisors, cutting an estimated $386M.
- 236 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q4 2017, up from 198 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $2.12B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 48 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of +39 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $138M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Capital Investment Advisors, an estimated $386M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.