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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF

257 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.83B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 91 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 14

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 244257 (+13)

0.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.25%60.12% (+0.88%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1414 (0)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.84B → $1.83B (-$9.49M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 91

Holders
257
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+5.33%
% of All Funds
5.88%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
28
Increased
70
Reduced
91
Closed
14
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
$135M +$14.1M +296,035 +12%
ANTB
2
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$94.3M +$2.33M +49,062 +3%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$86.6M -$12.6M -265,105 -13%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$77.7M +$482K +10,141 +0.6%
CIA
5
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$73.2M +$1.32M +27,685 +2%
RFC
6
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$72.6M -$34.9K -735 -0%
FMI
7
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$58.7M
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$52.4M -$11.9M -250,452 -19%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$52.1M -$611K -12,856 -1%
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$44.6M +$44.2M +929,611 +15,478%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$44.3M -$1.11M -23,415 -2%
ZCA
12
Zeke Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$43.7M -$769K -16,168 -2%
GIM
13
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$42.7M -$6.47M -136,181 -13%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$42.5M -$14.3M -300,465 -25%
GT
15
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$38.4M +$38.3M +806,085 New
BlackRock
16
BlackRock
New York
$37.7M -$879K -18,493 -2%
Wellington Management Group
17
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$37.7M +$2.66M +56,033 +8%
GAB
18
German American Bancorp
Indiana
$33.8M +$253K +5,312 +0.8%
SHWM
19
Smith & Howard Wealth Management
Georgia
$30.6M -$292K -6,145 -0.9%
JFGIW
20
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$30.4M +$1.76M +37,107 +6%
BF
21
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$27.9M +$4.06M +85,400 +17%
Envestnet Asset Management
22
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$26.4M -$3.11M -65,462 -11%
Stifel Financial
23
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$26.4M -$3.65M -76,838 -12%
TF
24
TLWM Financial
Texas
$22.7M +$525K +11,053 +2%
Mariner
25
Mariner
Kansas
$20.6M -$9.33M -196,179 -31%

ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

257 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.83B — down 0.52% from $1.84B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new ACWX positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 91 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $44.2M. The largest seller was Country Trust Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $43.9M sold.

  • 257 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q3 2018, up from 244 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.83B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 0.52% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Northern Trust, an estimated $44.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Country Trust Bank, an estimated $43.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.