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iShares MSCI World ETF
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90 hedge funds and large institutions have $378M invested in iShares MSCI World ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 24

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 24

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 91 → 90 (-1)

58% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $906M → $378M (-$528M)

91.96% less ownership

Funds ownership: 140.89% → 48.94% (-92%)

Holders
90
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.1%
% of All Funds
1.98%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
27
Increased
23
Reduced
24
Closed
24
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$70.5M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$45.2M
3
SMDAM
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
+$10.3M
4
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
+$8.4M
5
CI
CX Institutional
Indiana
+$4.12M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
M&T Bank
M&T Bank
New York
-$493M
2
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$42.3M
3
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$12M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$8.81M
5
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$6.83M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CFGS
76
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$69K – – –
FHA
77
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$69K – – –
Bank of Montreal
78
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$60K +$72.8K +788 New
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
79
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$54K +$67.4K +730 New
FDCDDQ
80
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$51K – – –
CMBA
81
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$50K +$59.4K +643 New
TCOV
82
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$23K – – –
GEA
83
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$15.6K – – –
AII
84
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$7K +$4.34K +47 +102%
PP
85
Pacifica Partners
Canada
$4K – – –
NFG
86
Next Financial Group
Texas
$2K +$92 +1 +5%
CC
87
Cassaday & Co
Virginia
$1K +$646 +7 New
GSWM
88
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$1K +$1.2K +13 New
M&T Bank
89
M&T Bank
New York
– -$493M -9,199,607 Closed
CA
90
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
– -$2.8M -28,314 Closed
Truist Financial
91
Truist Financial
North Carolina
– -$1.81M -18,313 Closed
TSS
92
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$958K -9,694 Closed
CLOS
93
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
– -$887K -9,600 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
94
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$891K -9,022 Closed
MML Investors Services
95
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
– -$851K -8,611 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
96
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$780K -7,900 Closed
OWA
97
One Wealth Advisors
California
– -$763K -7,726 Closed
PIC
98
Portland Investment Counsel
Ontario, Canada
– -$744K -7,530 Closed
BWM
99
BerganKDV Wealth Management
Minnesota
– -$727K -7,360 Closed
Brown Advisory
100
Brown Advisory
Maryland
– -$695K -7,032 Closed
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URTH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

90 of the 4,539 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $378M — down 58% from $906M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new URTH positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., adding an estimated $70.5M. The largest seller was M&T Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $493M sold.

  • 90 institutional investors held iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) as of Q1 2020, down from 91 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $378M of iShares MSCI World ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 58% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new iShares MSCI World ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 24 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI World ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $70.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI World ETF seller in Q1 2020 was M&T Bank, an estimated $493M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.