iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
ACWX
235 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.92B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 26
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 236 → 235 (-1)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.12B → $1.92B (-$202M)
13.97% less ownership
Funds ownership: 74.55% → 60.58% (-14%)
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 84
16% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 16 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RFC
Regions Financial Corp
Birmingham,
Alabama
|
+$10.1M |
| 2 |
FTIOP
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Radnor,
Pennsylvania
|
+$8.93M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$8.77M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$6.71M |
| 5 |
ANTB
AMG National Trust Bank
Greenwood Village,
Colorado
|
+$6.35M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$125M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$30.2M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$26.8M |
| 4 |
Verition Fund Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$23.4M |
| 5 |
IFA
Interactive Financial Advisors
New Lenox,
Illinois
|
-$15.2M |
ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
235 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $1.92B — down 9.5% from $2.12B a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in ACWX was balanced in Q1 2018: 26 funds opened new positions, 26 closed out, 71 added to existing stakes and 84 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Regions Financial Corp, adding an estimated $10.1M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $125M.
- 235 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q1 2018, down from 236 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $1.92B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 26 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Regions Financial Corp, an estimated $10.1M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $125M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.