iShares MSCI World ETF
URTH
22 hedge funds and large institutions have $108M invested in iShares MSCI World ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
27% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $84.9M → $108M (+$22.7M)
0.45% less ownership
Funds ownership: 46.22% → 45.77% (-0.45%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 23 → 22 (-1)
17% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 6
38% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 8
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DCC
Dow Chemical Company
Midland,
Michigan
|
+$29.6M |
| 2 |
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
+$4.78M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$3.87M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$3.31M |
| 5 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.92M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CNB
City National Bank
Beverly Hills,
California
|
-$9.46M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$8.6M |
| 3 |
BTS
BB&T Securities
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$2.29M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.07M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$940K |
URTH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
22 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $108M — up 27% from $84.9M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of URTH and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.
The largest buyer was Dow Chemical Company, opening a new position worth an estimated $29.6M. The largest seller was City National Bank, cutting an estimated $9.46M.
- 22 institutional investors held iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) as of Q1 2015, down from 23 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $108M of iShares MSCI World ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new iShares MSCI World ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest iShares MSCI World ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Dow Chemical Company, an estimated $29.6M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI World ETF seller in Q1 2015 was City National Bank, an estimated $9.46M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.