iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
ACWX
339 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.86B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 103 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
17% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 36
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.48B → $2.86B (+$378M)
5% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 20 (+1)
3.2% more ownership
Funds ownership: 66.27% → 69.47% (+3.2%)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 334 → 339 (+5)
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 103 | Existing positions reduced: 99
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$215M |
| 2 |
JFGIW
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Racine,
Wisconsin
|
+$130M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$99.6M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$28M |
| 5 |
FMI
Factory Mutual Insurance
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$24.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$143M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$55.3M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$35.5M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$22.5M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$17.8M |
ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
339 of the 5,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $2.86B — up 15% from $2.48B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new ACWX positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 103 added to existing stakes and 99 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $215M. The largest seller was Barclays, cutting an estimated $143M.
- 339 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q1 2021, up from 334 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $2.86B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 42 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 36 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $215M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Barclays, an estimated $143M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.