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iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF

121 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.19B invested in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

118% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 11

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 110121 (+11)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 42

1.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 39.12%37.89% (-1.2%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.28B → $1.19B (-$98M)

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 53 (-2)

Holders
121
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
3.02%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
24
Increased
43
Reduced
42
Closed
11
Calls
$5.75M
Puts
Net Calls
+$5.75M
Net Calls Change
+$5.99M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CAS
76
Cue Advisory Services
Arizona
$641K +$77K +1,050 +14%
BFG
77
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
$587K +$593K +8,089 New
Comerica Bank
78
Comerica Bank
Texas
$560K -$5.14M -70,085 -90%
GCMG
79
Gyroscope Capital Management Group
Florida
$538K +$124K +1,691 +30%
ATC
80
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$530K -$23.3K -318 -4%
PFS
81
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$526K +$529K +7,206 New
BFPW
82
BOK Financial Private Wealth
Colorado
$494K -$84.2K -1,148 -14%
Envestnet Asset Management
83
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$483K +$129K +1,763 +36%
IC
84
Iconiq Capital
California
$477K -$1.26M -17,135 -72%
SCM
85
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$469K +$474K +6,462 New
SCA
86
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$466K
PCFFS
87
Pacific Center for Financial Services
California
$434K +$439K +5,983 New
CAL
88
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$391K +$64K +873 +19%
JP Morgan Chase
89
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$381K
VKH
90
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$380K +$384K +5,238 New
WTC
91
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$379K -$194K -2,650 -34%
OMC
92
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$374K -$324K -4,422 -46%
IH
93
IFC Holdings
Florida
$373K +$377K +5,134 New
AI
94
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$369K +$373K +5,080 New
FHC
95
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$368K +$27.2K +371 +8%
Bank of New York Mellon
96
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$343K +$4.33K +59 +1%
FAAS
97
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$337K +$51K +695 +18%
Stifel Financial
98
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$302K -$8.58K -117 -3%
JFG
99
JMG Financial Group
Illinois
$269K +$14.7K +200 +6%
RCAMU
100
Rothschild & Co Asset Management US
Connecticut
$253K -$586K -7,983 -70%

ACWV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

121 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.19B — down 7.6% from $1.28B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new ACWV positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $9.76M. The largest seller was State Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.7M sold.

  • 121 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) as of Q4 2016, up from 110 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.19B of iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $9.76M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q4 2016 was State Street, an estimated $11.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.