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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
OMC
51
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$915K -$403K -5,818 -32%
KA
52
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$898K +$846K +12,223 New
SMM
53
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
$827K +$779K +11,256 New
Envestnet Asset Management
54
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$820K +$358K +5,178 +87%
Susquehanna International Group
55
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$800K +$753K +10,886 New
SWM
56
SVA Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$799K -$1.58M -22,787 -68%
FAAS
57
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$662K -$97K -1,401 -13%
WTC
58
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$586K
IC
59
Iconiq Capital
California
$580K -$25.7K -372 -4%
ACP
60
Arcus Capital Partners
Georgia
$566K -$4.01K -58 -0.7%
ATC
61
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$560K -$96.9K -1,400 -16%
SBL
62
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$519K +$489K +7,060 New
SCA
63
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$456K +$429K +6,199 New
GG
64
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$444K +$419K +6,047 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
65
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$404K +$135K +1,946 +55%
SPC
66
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$376K -$595K -8,599 -63%
CAS
67
Cue Advisory Services
Arizona
$352K +$332K +4,790 New
JP Morgan Chase
68
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$349K +$36.3K +525 +12%
Bank of New York Mellon
69
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$343K -$9.49M -137,153 -97%
Stifel Financial
70
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$319K -$232K -3,350 -44%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
71
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$314K +$228K +3,301 +338%
US Bancorp
72
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$206K +$194K +2,805 New
HWP
73
Hefty Wealth Partners
Indiana
$204K -$338K -4,884 -64%
Citigroup
74
Citigroup
New York
$189K -$13.6K -196 -7%
ASN
75
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$180K

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.