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iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF

100 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.22B invested in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

156% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 9

150% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 18

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 86100 (+14)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.06B → $1.22B (+$157M)

1.29% less ownership

Funds ownership: 40.97%39.68% (-1.3%)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-1)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $817K

Holders
100
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+16.28%
% of All Funds
2.67%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
23
Increased
45
Reduced
18
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
$817K
Net Calls
-$817K
Net Calls Change
-$369K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RCAMU
26
Rothschild & Co Asset Management US
Connecticut
$6.98M +$6.76M +91,342 New
BA
27
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$6.61M +$1.91M +25,750 +42%
BAAM
28
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$5.57M +$5.4M +72,887 New
Comerica Bank
29
Comerica Bank
Texas
$5.11M +$4.87M +65,853 New
DIP
30
DT Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$4.98M +$179K +2,413 +4%
SC
31
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$4.58M +$220K +2,974 +5%
PFM
32
Peak Financial Management
Massachusetts
$4.54M +$4.4M +59,423 New
UCFA
33
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$4.04M -$922K -12,456 -19%
JMPWA
34
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$4M +$3.88M +52,400 New
LTFS
35
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3.95M +$193K +2,604 +5%
BIM
36
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$3.68M +$3.57M +48,227 New
QI
37
QS Investors
New York
$3.44M -$367K -4,951 -10%
BFA
38
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$2.67M +$4.07K +55 +0.2%
HH
39
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$2.61M
OMC
40
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$2.41M +$1.42M +19,140 +154%
VC
41
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$2.2M -$459K -6,199 -18%
PAG
42
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.05M +$425K +5,745 +27%
MFS
43
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.92M +$407K +5,493 +28%
IC
44
Iconiq Capital
California
$1.81M +$1.17M +15,807 +200%
HighTower Advisors
45
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.8M +$493K +6,657 +39%
BRF
46
B. Riley Financial
California
$1.79M
GWM
47
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.75M -$291K -3,928 -15%
MLIC
48
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$1.75M +$17.8K +240 +1%
BPC
49
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$1.68M +$1.63M +21,980 New
CIBC World Market
50
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$1.54M +$1.49M +20,120 New

ACWV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

100 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.22B — up 15% from $1.06B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new ACWV positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $54M. The largest seller was Clark Capital Management Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.3M sold.

  • 100 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) as of Q2 2016, up from 86 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.22B of iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 9 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $54M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Clark Capital Management Group, an estimated $15.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.