iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
ACWX
441 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.44B invested in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 112 increasing their positions, 162 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.25B → $3.44B (+$190M)
5% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 20 (+1)
2.04% more ownership
Funds ownership: 69.48% → 71.53% (+2%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 458 → 441 (-17)
24% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 46
31% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 112 | Existing positions reduced: 162
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $592K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$45.4M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$36.9M |
| 3 |
New York State Common Retirement Fund
Albany,
New York
|
+$36.2M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$23.5M |
| 5 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$21.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$77.9M |
| 2 |
FMI
Factory Mutual Insurance
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$27.9M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$27.1M |
| 4 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
-$18.4M |
| 5 |
HL
Harding Loevner
Bridgewater,
New Jersey
|
-$17.4M |
ACWX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review
441 of the 6,958 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $3.44B — up 5.8% from $3.25B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 46 funds closed out of ACWX and 35 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 162 trimmed existing stakes and 112 added.
The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., adding an estimated $45.4M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $77.9M.
- 441 institutional investors held iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) as of Q1 2024, down from 458 in Q4 2023.
- Funds reported $3.44B of iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF stock for Q1 2024, up 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 35 funds opened new iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF positions in Q1 2024 and 46 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF buyer in Q1 2024 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $45.4M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF seller in Q1 2024 was Bank of America, an estimated $77.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.