iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
ACWX
415 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.27B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 140 increasing their positions, 136 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
6,800% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $345K | Put options by funds: $5K
38% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 29
2.52% more ownership
Funds ownership: 70.95% → 73.47% (+2.5%)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 408 → 415 (+7)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.13B → $3.27B (+$149M)
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 140 | Existing positions reduced: 136
4% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 25 → 24 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$97.4M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$42M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$21.1M |
| 4 |
FMI
Factory Mutual Insurance
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$20M |
| 5 |
Allspring Global Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$16.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RhumbLine Advisers
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$102M |
| 2 |
JFGIW
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Racine,
Wisconsin
|
-$9.98M |
| 3 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$9.39M |
| 4 |
WC
Wexford Capital
West Palm Beach,
Florida
|
-$7.85M |
| 5 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$6.97M |
ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review
415 of the 6,383 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $3.27B — up 4.8% from $3.13B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new ACWX positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 140 added to existing stakes and 136 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., adding an estimated $97.4M. The largest seller was RhumbLine Advisers, cutting an estimated $102M.
- 415 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q2 2023, up from 408 in Q1 2023.
- Funds reported $3.27B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q2 2023, up 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 40 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q2 2023 and 29 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q2 2023 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $97.4M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q2 2023 was RhumbLine Advisers, an estimated $102M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.