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iShares MSCI World ETF

34 hedge funds and large institutions have $160M invested in iShares MSCI World ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 (+2)

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 5

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $126M → $160M (+$33.5M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3034 (+4)

3.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 59.13%55.35% (-3.8%)

55% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 11

Holders
34
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+13.33%
% of All Funds
0.89%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
10
Increased
5
Reduced
11
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
DCC
1
Dow Chemical Company
Michigan
$48.1M -$4.94M -69,900 -12%
TT
2
Tiedemann Trust
Delaware
$28.2M +$28.6M +405,100 New
HSBC Holdings
3
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$23.5M
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$18.6M -$1.2M -16,975 -6%
Allianz Asset Management
5
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$8.92M
TA
6
Tiedemann Advisors
New York
$8.67M +$8.8M +124,567 New
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.6M +$5.93M +83,920 +767%
Jane Street
8
Jane Street
New York
$5.77M -$690K -9,777 -11%
Commonwealth Equity Services
9
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.69M -$281K -3,976 -9%
BTS
10
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.77M +$1.8M +25,450 New
CLOS
11
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$1.1M +$1.11M +15,750 New
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$729K -$198K -2,797 -21%
AG
13
Ashmore Group
United Kingdom
$696K
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$532K +$129K +1,833 +32%
Morgan Stanley
15
Morgan Stanley
New York
$504K +$120K +1,694 +31%
Susquehanna International Group
16
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$480K -$1.22M -17,277 -71%
PPA
17
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$346K +$351K +4,976 New
SFFS
18
Stonehage Fleming Financial Services
Jersey
$335K -$439K -6,214 -56%
V
19
Veritable
Delaware
$299K +$303K +4,290 New
TFA
20
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$285K
UBS Group
21
UBS Group
Switzerland
$277K -$182K -2,573 -39%
RCWMU
22
Rothschild & Co Wealth Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$268K
PCIG
23
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
$255K +$258K +3,660 New
Credit Agricole
24
Credit Agricole
France
$222K
PNC Financial Services Group
25
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$196K +$98.9K +1,400 +98%

URTH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

34 of the 3,813 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $160M — up 27% from $126M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new URTH positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Tiedemann Trust, opening a new position worth an estimated $28.6M. The largest seller was Dow Chemical Company, cutting an estimated $4.94M.

  • 34 institutional investors held iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) as of Q4 2015, up from 30 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $160M of iShares MSCI World ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI World ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI World ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Tiedemann Trust, an estimated $28.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI World ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Dow Chemical Company, an estimated $4.94M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.