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iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
ACWV

35 hedge funds and large institutions have $162M invested in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 14

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

1.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 15.59% → 14.37% (-1.2%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $175M → $162M (-$12.7M)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 38 → 35 (-3)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
35
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-7.89%
% of All Funds
1.01%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
3
Increased
15
Reduced
14
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$5.64M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$4.41M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$3.78M
4
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$3.55M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$2.91M

Top Sellers

1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$9.2M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.88M
3
WCM
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
-$4.38M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$4.26M
5
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
-$3.57M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
B
26
Baird
Wisconsin
$286K +$1.07K +17 +0.4%
CA
27
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$270K +$49.5K +789 +23%
Bank of Montreal
28
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$92K -$196K -3,123 -68%
Ameriprise
29
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$90K -$1.65M -26,287 -95%
Creative Planning
30
Creative Planning
Kansas
$84K – – –
LTFS
31
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$80K -$3.57M -56,907 -98%
WA
32
WFG Advisors
Texas
$54K +$11K +175 +26%
AIG
33
American International Group
New York
$18.7K +$11.9K +190 +190%
BRWM
34
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$13K +$12.5K +200 New
TFA
35
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$3K -$2.63M -41,998 -100%
Envestnet Asset Management
36
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
– -$9.2M -144,498 Closed
WCM
37
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
– -$4.38M -68,908 Closed
AUIM
38
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
– -$1.44M -22,676 Closed
SI
39
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
– -$1.15M -18,121 Closed
PAG
40
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$735K -11,538 Closed
PI
41
Placemark Investments
Illinois
– -$265K -4,165 Closed
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ACWV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

35 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $162M — down 7.3% from $175M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of ACWV and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 15 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $5.64M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.2M sold.

  • 35 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) as of Q1 2014, down from 38 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $162M of iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q1 2014, down 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was BlackRock, an estimated $5.64M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $9.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.