iShares MSCI World ETF
URTH
23 hedge funds and large institutions have $84.9M invested in iShares MSCI World ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
120% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 5
35% more funds holding
Funds holding: 17 → 23 (+6)
1.5% more ownership
Funds ownership: 44.72% → 46.22% (+1.5%)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $83M → $84.9M (+$1.88M)
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 6
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$8.57M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.59M |
| 3 |
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
+$1.25M |
| 4 |
TT
Tiedemann Trust
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$885K |
| 5 |
AG
Ashmore Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$775K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$6.65M |
| 2 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$2.38M |
| 3 |
CNB
City National Bank
Beverly Hills,
California
|
-$2.12M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.68M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$1.61M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NFG
26
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$35K | -486 | Closed |
|
27
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$29K | -402 | Closed |
|
28
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$71 | +1 | New |
|
URTH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
23 of the 3,751 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $84.9M — up 2.3% from $83M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new URTH positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 3 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.57M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $6.65M.
- 23 institutional investors held iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) as of Q4 2014, up from 17 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $84.9M of iShares MSCI World ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new iShares MSCI World ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI World ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $8.57M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI World ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $6.65M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.