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iShares MSCI World ETF

73 hedge funds and large institutions have $303M invested in iShares MSCI World ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $240M → $303M (+$62.5M)

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 7

7.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.31%45.79% (+7.5%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7273 (+1)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 21

Holders
73
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.39%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
8
Increased
20
Reduced
21
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$36M +$6.53M +71,694 +22%
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$29.9M -$6.19M -67,961 -17%
PAG
3
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$26.9M +$12.2M +133,534 +85%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
4
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$24M +$19.8M +217,596 +500%
CI Investments Inc
5
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$22.3M +$22.1M +243,000 New
CI
6
CX Institutional
Indiana
$18.6M +$1.81M +19,892 +11%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$16.9M +$319K +3,501 +2%
SMDAM
8
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$14.7M -$7.7M -84,550 -35%
HSBC Holdings
9
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$13.6M +$1.22M +13,421 +10%
Citadel Advisors
10
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$10.6M +$9.09M +99,792 +628%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$10.3M -$2.36M -25,938 -19%
BHB
12
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$9.72M
Allianz Asset Management
13
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$9.1M +$7.86M +86,307 +669%
CA
14
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
$6.97M +$6.91M +75,897 New
SIM
15
Strategic Investment Management
Virginia
$6.36M
Morgan Stanley
16
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.95M +$233K +2,554 +4%
Canada Life
17
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$4.24M -$986K -10,827 -19%
RCWMU
18
Rothschild & Co Wealth Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$3.08M +$881K +9,681 +41%
FTUS
19
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.84M -$12.2M -133,709 -81%
UIA
20
UBP Investment Advisors
Switzerland
$2.44M +$127K +1,391 +6%
JMPWA
21
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$2.33M +$380K +4,173 +20%
DCM
22
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$2.25M
Commonwealth Equity Services
23
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.21M -$20.6K -226 -0.9%
Jane Street
24
Jane Street
New York
$2.17M -$1.35M -14,820 -39%
VAG
25
VisionPoint Advisory Group
Texas
$1.65M -$34.1K -375 -2%

URTH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

73 of the 4,561 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $303M — up 26% from $240M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new URTH positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 20 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was CI Investments Inc, opening a new position worth an estimated $22.1M. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., cutting an estimated $12.2M.

  • 73 institutional investors held iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) as of Q3 2019, up from 72 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $303M of iShares MSCI World ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new iShares MSCI World ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 7 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI World ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was CI Investments Inc, an estimated $22.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI World ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $12.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.