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iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF

66 hedge funds and large institutions have $795M invested in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 (+2)

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 6

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5866 (+8)

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $709M → $795M (+$85.8M)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 20

4.7% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.5%37.2% (+4.7%)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $275K

Holders
66
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+13.79%
% of All Funds
1.84%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
15
Increased
22
Reduced
20
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
$275K
Net Calls
-$275K
Net Calls Change
+$73K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SC
26
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$2.33M +$674K +9,757 +39%
HH
27
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$2.29M +$2.36M +34,206 New
AI
28
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$2.12M -$278K -4,021 -11%
BEAM
29
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$1.82M +$6.91K +100 +0.4%
Axa
30
Axa
France
$1.43M -$78.1K -1,130 -5%
CS
31
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.34M +$1.38M +20,000 New
William Blair & Company
32
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.12M +$793K +11,472 +217%
CA
33
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.1M +$65.3K +945 +6%
HighTower Advisors
34
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.01M
LTFS
35
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$977K -$240K -3,471 -19%
CFG
36
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$902K +$931K +13,478 New
PAG
37
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$852K -$6.36K -92 -0.7%
MFS
38
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$844K -$3.29M -47,651 -79%
EC
39
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$795K +$819K +11,850 New
ATC
40
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$591K -$221K -3,198 -27%
IC
41
Iconiq Capital
California
$554K -$25.9K -375 -4%
WTC
42
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$533K
Citadel Advisors
43
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$511K -$995K -14,401 -65%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
44
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$509K +$525K +7,595 +759,500%
BIM
45
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$502K
AllianceBernstein
46
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$492K
GT
47
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$482K
PAS
48
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$464K +$39.5K +572 +9%
UCFA
49
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$414K
VC
50
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$410K -$178K -2,570 -30%

ACWV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

66 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $795M — up 12% from $709M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new ACWV positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $87.1M. The largest seller was LSV Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $23.9M sold.

  • 66 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) as of Q3 2015, up from 58 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $795M of iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was BlackRock Group, an estimated $87.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q3 2015 was LSV Asset Management, an estimated $23.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.