We are live on ! Find out more
ACWV icon

iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF

168 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.52B invested in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 59

2.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 47.46%45.24% (-2.2%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 174168 (-6)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.63B → $1.52B (-$109M)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 16

30% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 107 (-3)

Holders
168
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-3.45%
% of All Funds
3.85%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-30%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
12
Increased
58
Reduced
59
Closed
16
Calls
$457K
Puts
Net Calls
+$457K
Net Calls Change
-$1.29M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VFA
151
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$40K +$36.9K +440 +1,833%
AF
152
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$31K +$335 +4 +1%
YWP
153
YorkBridge Wealth Partners
New York
$29K
RFC
154
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$28K
AC
155
Avestar Capital
New York
$21K
AWA
156
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$14K
KPCM
157
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$14K
TCOV
158
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$13K
AA
159
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$12K
WC
160
Whitney & Co
New York
$11K +$10.6K +127 New
CAC
161
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$9K +$168 +2 +2%
APA
162
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$4.98K
PCG
163
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$4K
MCM
164
Mainstay Capital Management
Michigan
$4K +$4.02K +48 New
Simplex Trading
165
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$3K -$3.6K -43 -49%
BCA
166
Bay Colony Advisors
Massachusetts
$3K +$3.52K +42 New
PS
167
Portfolio Strategies
New York
$2K
HH
168
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
-$4.14M -49,382 Closed
PFM
169
Peak Financial Management
Massachusetts
-$2.36M -28,196 Closed
SHIM
170
Stone House Investment Management
Pennsylvania
-$2.25M -26,806 Closed
CS
171
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$1.68M -20,000 Closed
GT
172
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
-$1.3M -15,411 Closed
TSS
173
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$737K -8,795 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
174
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$726K -8,671 Closed
EFS
175
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
-$515K -6,145 Closed

ACWV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

168 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $1.52B — down 6.7% from $1.63B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of ACWV and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 59 trimmed existing stakes and 58 added.

The largest buyer was Advisor Group, adding an estimated $9.53M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $28.3M.

  • 168 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) as of Q2 2018, down from 174 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.52B of iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Advisor Group, an estimated $9.53M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $28.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.