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iShares MSCI World ETF
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71 hedge funds and large institutions have $241M invested in iShares MSCI World ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 17

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

8.76% less ownership

Funds ownership: 48.62% → 39.86% (-8.8%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 78 → 71 (-7)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $305M → $241M (-$63.9M)

26% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 27

Holders
71
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-8.97%
% of All Funds
1.54%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
20
Increased
18
Reduced
17
Closed
27
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BHB
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
+$9.05M
2
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$8.16M
3
CI
CX Institutional
Indiana
+$7.85M
4
SMDAM
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
+$6.19M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$3.46M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AFA
Arlington Financial Advisors
California
-$28M
2
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
-$16.3M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$15.1M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$14.3M
5
FCH
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
-$10.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Envestnet Asset Management
51
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$209K +$201K +2,357 New
GWA
52
Guidant Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$115K – – –
LTFS
53
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$110K – – –
MIFH
54
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$108K – – –
GWM
55
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$81K +$85 +1 +0.1%
FHA
56
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$78K – – –
PFO
57
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$75K -$65.1K -761 -47%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
58
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$60K -$2.91K -34 -5%
FDCDDQ
59
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$58.2K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
60
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$36K – – –
CA
61
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$31K +$29K +339 New
TCOV
62
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$26K – – –
CFGS
63
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$16K – – –
AII
64
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$15K +$14.2K +166 New
Fidelity Investments
65
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$6K +$85 +1 +2%
IF
66
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$3K – – –
AF
67
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$1K – – –
GSWM
68
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$1K +$1.11K +13 New
AFA
69
Arlington Financial Advisors
California
– -$28M -354,406 Closed
UBS AM
70
UBS AM
Illinois
– -$16.3M -206,575 Closed
Jane Street
71
Jane Street
New York
– -$14.3M -181,659 Closed
FCH
72
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
– -$10.3M -130,896 Closed
PPA
73
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
– -$9.73M -123,337 Closed
Citigroup
74
Citigroup
New York
– -$5.5M -69,786 Closed
Bank of New York Mellon
75
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
– -$3.32M -42,063 Closed
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URTH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

71 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $241M — down 21% from $305M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of URTH and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 17 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Bank Hapoalim BM, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.05M. The largest seller was Arlington Financial Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $28M sold.

  • 71 institutional investors held iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) as of Q1 2019, down from 78 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $241M of iShares MSCI World ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new iShares MSCI World ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 27 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI World ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Bank Hapoalim BM, an estimated $9.05M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI World ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Arlington Financial Advisors, an estimated $28M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.