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iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF

86 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.06B invested in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

78% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 9

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $964M → $1.06B (+$97.9M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8086 (+6)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 31

1.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 42.2%40.97% (-1.2%)

98% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8K | Put options by funds: $456K

Holders
86
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+7.5%
% of All Funds
2.29%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
16
Increased
32
Reduced
31
Closed
9
Calls
$8K
Puts
$456K
Net Calls
-$448K
Net Calls Change
-$448K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
26
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$6.02M -$318K -4,588 -5%
UCFA
27
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$4.82M +$817K +11,810 +22%
DIP
28
DT Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$4.61M +$33.7K +487 +0.8%
BA
29
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$4.47M +$506K +7,315 +14%
SC
30
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$4.19M +$1.54M +22,269 +64%
QI
31
QS Investors
New York
$3.67M +$3.46M +49,924 +116,102%
LTFS
32
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3.61M +$1.85M +26,720 +119%
VC
33
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$2.57M +$2M +28,858 +473%
BFA
34
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$2.56M -$38.8K -560 -2%
HH
35
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$2.51M
BEAM
36
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$1.99M -$63K -910 -3%
GWM
37
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.96M +$1.85M +26,680 New
AI
38
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$1.74M -$539K -7,784 -25%
BRF
39
B. Riley Financial
California
$1.73M -$1.73K -25 -0.1%
Axa
40
Axa
France
$1.69M -$33.9K -490 -2%
MLIC
41
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$1.66M +$10.4K +150 +0.7%
PAG
42
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.54M +$429K +6,205 +42%
William Blair & Company
43
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.53M +$327K +4,731 +29%
CS
44
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.47M
MFS
45
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.45M +$339K +4,894 +33%
EC
46
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$1.34M +$444K +6,410 +54%
HighTower Advisors
47
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.24M +$128K +1,853 +12%
CA
48
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.2M -$81.6K -1,179 -7%
GT
49
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$1.17M -$801K -11,570 -42%
AllianceBernstein
50
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.09M +$620K +8,963 +152%

ACWV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

86 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.06B — up 10% from $964M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new ACWV positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Clark Capital Management Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.4M. The largest seller was FAS Wealth Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $39.2M sold.

  • 86 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) as of Q1 2016, up from 80 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.06B of iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 9 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Clark Capital Management Group, an estimated $14.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q1 2016 was FAS Wealth Partners, an estimated $39.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.