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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
Bank of New York Mellon
76
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$357K
Stifel Financial
77
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$357K +$25.1K +339 +8%
FAAS
78
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$286K -$390K -5,269 -58%
Citigroup
79
Citigroup
New York
$266K +$67.6K +913 +35%
SG Americas Securities
80
SG Americas Securities
New York
$212K +$205K +2,770 New
SG
81
Societe Generale
$212K +$205K +2,770 New
GCMG
82
Gyroscope Capital Management Group
Florida
$200K +$194K +2,619 New
ASN
83
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$198K +$10.9K +147 +6%
US Bancorp
84
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$135K -$77.2K -1,043 -37%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
85
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$126K +$32.5K +439 +36%
Creative Planning
86
Creative Planning
Kansas
$99K
TCM
87
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$76K +$59.7K +806 +413%
FTUS
88
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$64K +$62.5K +844 New
BFEC
89
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$48K
WA
90
WFG Advisors
Texas
$34K +$4.81K +65 +17%
PNC Financial Services Group
91
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$32K +$30.7K +415 New
Bank of Montreal
92
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$17K
RWG
93
Regal Wealth Group
California
$14K +$148 +2 +1%
CAL
94
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$9.24K +$8.96K +121 New
AIM
95
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$8K +$7.48K +101 New
CG
96
Cutler Group
California
$7K +$7.4K +100 New
WP
97
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$4.2K +$8.14K +110 New
GI
98
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$3K
CFA
99
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$2K
CCMG
100
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
-$15.3M -207,746 Closed

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.