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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF

244 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.84B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 19

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 74

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 236244 (+8)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.92B → $1.84B (-$75.8M)

1.58% less ownership

Funds ownership: 60.82%59.25% (-1.6%)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1614 (-2)

Holders
244
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+3.39%
% of All Funds
5.59%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
27
Increased
90
Reduced
74
Closed
19
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$120M -$9.33M -188,317 -7%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$98.3M -$11.2M -225,143 -10%
ANTB
3
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$91.2M +$6.98M +140,909 +8%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$76.5M -$5.42M -109,325 -6%
RFC
5
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$71.9M -$2.64M -53,362 -3%
CIA
6
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$71M +$1.2M +24,268 +2%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$63.8M -$3.45M -69,651 -5%
FMI
8
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$58.1M
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$56.3M -$4.26M -86,086 -7%
RJA
10
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$52.2M +$1.64M +33,133 +3%
GIM
11
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$48.7M -$5.65M -114,136 -10%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$45M +$10.9M +219,421 +30%
ZCA
13
Zeke Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$44M -$5.74M -115,929 -11%
CTB
14
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$43.9M
BlackRock
15
BlackRock
New York
$38.2M -$61.7M -1,245,632 -61%
Jane Street
16
Jane Street
New York
$35.6M +$25.9M +522,081 +226%
Wellington Management Group
17
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$34.7M +$5.45M +110,081 +18%
GAB
18
German American Bancorp
Indiana
$33.2M +$34.8M +703,458 New
SHWM
19
Smith & Howard Wealth Management
Georgia
$30.6M -$916K -18,496 -3%
Stifel Financial
20
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$29.9M +$148K +2,985 +0.5%
Mariner
21
Mariner
Kansas
$29.7M +$10.7M +215,227 +52%
Envestnet Asset Management
22
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$29.3M +$2.01M +40,666 +7%
JFGIW
23
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$28.4M +$3.78M +76,334 +15%
Citadel Advisors
24
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$28.3M +$29.6M +597,882 New
BF
25
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$23.6M +$1.73M +34,925 +8%

ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

244 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $1.84B — down 4% from $1.92B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new ACWX positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 90 added to existing stakes and 74 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $29.6M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $61.7M.

  • 244 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q2 2018, up from 236 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.84B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $29.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q2 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $61.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.