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iShares MSCI World ETF
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52 hedge funds and large institutions have $210M invested in iShares MSCI World ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 5

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 9

32% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $359K | Put options by funds: $273K

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 45 → 52 (+7)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $193M → $210M (+$17.9M)

1.52% more ownership

Funds ownership: 37% → 38.52% (+1.5%)

Holders
52
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+15.56%
% of All Funds
1.18%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
12
Increased
18
Reduced
9
Closed
5
Calls
$359K
Puts
$273K
Net Calls
+$86K
Net Calls Change
+$428K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$16.8M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$12.6M
3
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
+$7.05M
4
HWP
Hefty Wealth Partners
Indiana
+$2.99M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.71M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$38.7M
2
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$3.46M
3
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
-$610K
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$374K
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$321K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AssetMark Inc
26
AssetMark Inc
California
$317K – – –
PVH
27
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$296K +$87.7K +1,015 +43%
AG
28
Advisor Group
Arizona
$283K -$2.16K -25 -0.8%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
29
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$280K -$16.9K -196 -6%
Ameriprise
30
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$279K +$57.6K +667 +27%
SCM
31
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$244K +$239K +2,770 New
RJA
32
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$229K +$225K +2,602 New
RCWMU
33
Rothschild & Co Wealth Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$217K -$315K -3,644 -60%
APA
34
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$205K +$201K +2,329 New
OMC
35
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$203K -$321K -3,711 -62%
PFO
36
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$142K -$19.9K -230 -12%
EWM
37
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$125K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
38
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$117K +$21K +243 +23%
QCG
39
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$114K – – –
FAAS
40
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$102K +$101K +1,166 New
PNC Financial Services Group
41
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$80K +$61.2K +708 +349%
GWM
42
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$78K +$778 +9 +1%
LTFS
43
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$77K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
44
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$36K – – –
FDCDDQ
45
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$34.8K – – –
IA
46
IFP Advisors
Florida
$28K – – –
TCOV
47
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$26K – – –
CC
48
Cassaday & Co
Virginia
$23K +$22.2K +257 New
HIIFS
49
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$22K – – –
Citigroup
50
Citigroup
New York
$21K – – –
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URTH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

52 of the 4,410 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $210M — up 9.3% from $193M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new URTH positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $16.8M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $38.7M.

  • 52 institutional investors held iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) as of Q4 2017, up from 45 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $210M of iShares MSCI World ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares MSCI World ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI World ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $16.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI World ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $38.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.