iShares MSCI World ETF
URTH
53 hedge funds and large institutions have $228M invested in iShares MSCI World ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
200% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)
165% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.13M | Put options by funds: $427K
14% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 7
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $210M → $228M (+$17.8M)
4.44% more ownership
Funds ownership: 38.52% → 42.95% (+4.4%)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 52 → 53 (+1)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 15
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$26.7M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$4.06M |
| 3 |
HWP
Hefty Wealth Partners
Auburn,
Indiana
|
+$2.64M |
| 4 |
CT
CPF Texas
Plano,
Texas
|
+$2.51M |
| 5 |
OPWM
Oak Point Wealth Management
Portage,
Michigan
|
+$1.33M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$9.44M |
| 2 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$3.33M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$2.95M |
| 4 |
BTS
BB&T Securities
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$1.5M |
| 5 |
CLOS
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
1204 Geneva,
Switzerland
|
-$1.33M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AF
51
Advisornet Financial
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
BTS
52
BB&T Securities
Richmond,
Virginia
| – | -$1.5M | -17,080 | Closed |
|
|
SCM
53
Sterling Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$244K | -2,770 | Closed |
|
|
RCWMU
54
Rothschild & Co Wealth Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$217K | -2,464 | Closed |
|
|
EWM
55
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
| – | -$125K | -1,415 | Closed |
|
56
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$117K | -1,319 | Closed |
|
|
FAAS
57
First Allied Advisory Services
San Diego,
California
| – | -$102K | -1,166 | Closed |
|
|
CC
58
Cassaday & Co
Mclean,
Virginia
| – | -$23K | -257 | Closed |
|
|
S
59
SignatureFD
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | +$448 | +5 | New |
|
URTH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
53 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $228M — up 8.5% from $210M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new URTH positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 13 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., opening a new position worth an estimated $26.7M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $9.44M.
- 53 institutional investors held iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) as of Q1 2018, up from 52 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $228M of iShares MSCI World ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new iShares MSCI World ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 7 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest iShares MSCI World ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $26.7M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI World ETF seller in Q1 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $9.44M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.