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iShares MSCI World ETF

23 hedge funds and large institutions have $84.9M invested in iShares MSCI World ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 5

35% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1723 (+6)

1.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.72%46.22% (+1.5%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $83M → $84.9M (+$1.88M)

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 6

Holders
23
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+35.29%
% of All Funds
0.61%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
11
Increased
3
Reduced
6
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CNB
1
City National Bank
California
$27.9M -$2.12M -29,760 -7%
HSBC Holdings
2
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$23.6M
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$8.6M +$8.57M +120,000 New
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.58M -$1.68M -23,583 -18%
Jane Street
5
Jane Street
New York
$4.46M +$1.59M +22,235 +56%
PVH
6
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$2.62M +$1.25M +17,516 +92%
BTS
7
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$2.29M +$229K +3,201 New
SG Americas Securities
8
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.55M -$1.61M -22,511 -51%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.21M -$6.65M -93,141 -85%
TT
10
Tiedemann Trust
Delaware
$888K +$885K +12,396 New
SFFS
11
Stonehage Fleming Financial Services
Jersey
$844K +$841K +11,778 New
AG
12
Ashmore Group
United Kingdom
$778K +$775K +10,850 New
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$673K -$167K -2,344 -20%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$548K +$333K +4,657 +156%
Susquehanna International Group
15
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$493K -$635K -8,899 -56%
CS
16
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$311K +$310K +4,340 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
17
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$244K +$243K +3,401 New
OSAM
18
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$111K +$111K +1,550 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
19
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$63K
LTFS
20
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$29K
UBS Group
21
UBS Group
Switzerland
$19K +$19.4K +272 New
CC
22
Cassaday & Co
Virginia
$12K +$11.7K +164 New
VKH
23
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$2.38M -33,356 Closed
BPC
24
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
-$321K -4,491 Closed
PAG
25
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$38K -531 Closed

URTH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

23 of the 3,751 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $84.9M — up 2.3% from $83M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new URTH positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 3 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.57M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $6.65M.

  • 23 institutional investors held iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) as of Q4 2014, up from 17 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $84.9M of iShares MSCI World ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares MSCI World ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI World ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $8.57M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI World ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $6.65M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.