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iShares MSCI World ETF
URTH

35 hedge funds and large institutions have $105M invested in iShares MSCI World ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 7

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 34 → 35 (+1)

6.71% less ownership

Funds ownership: 55.35% → 48.64% (-6.7%)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 9

35% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $160M → $105M (-$55.2M)

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)

Holders
35
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.94%
% of All Funds
0.93%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
8
Increased
7
Reduced
9
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$23.1M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.29M
3
CLOS
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
+$920K
4
HWP
Hefty Wealth Partners
Indiana
+$311K
5
PCP
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$219K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DCC
Dow Chemical Company
Michigan
-$48.1M
2
TT
Tiedemann Trust
Delaware
-$17.3M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$5.64M
4
TA
Tiedemann Advisors
New York
-$4.42M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$3.93M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GWM
26
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$59K +$56.2K +856 New
LTFS
27
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$52K – – –
EDRH
28
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$49K – – –
EDRS
29
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$49K – – –
FHA
30
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$44K +$43.6K +664 New
Bank of America
31
Bank of America
North Carolina
$24K -$479K -7,298 -95%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
32
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$15K – – –
Wells Fargo
33
Wells Fargo
California
$6K +$5.85K +89 New
GI
34
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$3K +$2.63K +40 New
DCC
35
Dow Chemical Company
Michigan
– -$48.1M -497,586 Closed
BTS
36
BB&T Securities
Virginia
– -$1.77M -25,450 Closed
PPA
37
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
– -$346K -4,976 Closed
V
38
Veritable
Delaware
– -$299K -4,290 Closed
Credit Agricole
39
Credit Agricole
France
– -$222K -3,196 Closed
TRCT
40
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$49K -700 Closed
IA
41
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$10K -145 Closed
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URTH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

35 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $105M — down 35% from $160M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new URTH positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 7 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $23.1M. The largest seller was Dow Chemical Company, exiting entirely with an estimated $48.1M sold.

  • 35 institutional investors held iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) as of Q1 2016, up from 34 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $105M of iShares MSCI World ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new iShares MSCI World ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI World ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $23.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI World ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Dow Chemical Company, an estimated $48.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.