iShares MSCI World ETF
URTH
47 hedge funds and large institutions have $200M invested in iShares MSCI World ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
900% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 1
46% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $137M → $200M (+$62.6M)
36% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 11
21% more funds holding
Funds holding: 39 → 47 (+8)
7.49% more ownership
Funds ownership: 32.63% → 40.13% (+7.5%)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $659K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$40.2M |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$7.3M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$5.79M |
| 4 |
BAAM
Baker Avenue Asset Management
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.91M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$2.66M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$2.87M |
| 2 |
HWP
Hefty Wealth Partners
Auburn,
Indiana
|
-$530K |
| 3 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$337K |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$319K |
| 5 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$72.6K |
URTH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
47 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $200M — up 46% from $137M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new URTH positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $40.2M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.87M sold.
- 47 institutional investors held iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) as of Q2 2017, up from 39 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $200M of iShares MSCI World ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 46% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI World ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 1 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI World ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $40.2M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI World ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $2.87M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.