iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
ACWV
110 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.28B invested in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
275% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 4
150% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 5 (+3)
108% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 25
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 100 → 110 (+10)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.22B → $1.28B (+$64.8M)
0.56% less ownership
Funds ownership: 39.68% → 39.12% (-0.56%)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $230K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HFA
High Falls Advisors
Rochester,
New York
|
+$21.4M |
| 2 |
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
|
+$17.2M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$15.3M |
| 4 |
AL
Aspiriant LLC
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$14.7M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$11.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$51.6M |
| 2 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$13.1M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$10.1M |
| 4 |
RCAMU
Rothschild & Co Asset Management US
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$6.14M |
| 5 |
BG
BlackRock Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$2.88M |
ACWV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
110 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $1.28B — up 5.3% from $1.22B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new ACWV positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.
The largest buyer was High Falls Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $21.4M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $51.6M.
- 110 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) as of Q3 2016, up from 100 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $1.28B of iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 4 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was High Falls Advisors, an estimated $21.4M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $51.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.