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iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF

35 hedge funds and large institutions have $162M invested in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 14

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

1.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 15.59%14.37% (-1.2%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $175M → $162M (-$12.7M)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3835 (-3)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
35
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-7.89%
% of All Funds
1.01%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
3
Increased
15
Reduced
14
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
KWILP
1
Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership
New Zealand
$60.6M +$2.24M +35,773 +4%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$17.6M +$4.41M +70,400 +35%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$17.4M +$5.64M +89,905 +50%
PPA
4
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$12.7M +$3.55M +56,621 +40%
U
5
UBS
Switzerland
$8.04M -$918K -14,640 -10%
RJFSA
6
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$5M -$880K -14,032 -15%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.75M +$3.78M +60,239 +444%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.59M -$4.88M -77,903 -52%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$4.08M -$1.8M -28,781 -31%
Commonwealth Equity Services
10
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.07M +$42.1K +671 +1%
BCI
11
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$4.05M -$690K -11,000 -15%
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.98M +$371K +5,919 +11%
Jane Street
13
Jane Street
New York
$3.25M +$2.91M +46,462 +1,153%
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$2.77M +$191K +3,048 +8%
Axa
15
Axa
France
$1.35M +$82.7K +1,320 +7%
PAS
16
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$1.11M -$22.7K -362 -2%
FIG
17
Fusion Investment Group
Pennsylvania
$1.07M -$64K -1,021 -6%
Susquehanna International Group
18
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$938K -$4.26M -67,924 -82%
HighTower Advisors
19
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$928K
WTC
20
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$508K
BIM
21
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$482K +$470K +7,491 New
VKH
22
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$404K +$394K +6,279 New
JP Morgan Chase
23
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$395K -$13.1K -209 -3%
Citigroup
24
Citigroup
New York
$356K +$43.4K +693 +14%
MFS
25
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$349K -$124K -1,984 -27%

ACWV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

35 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $162M — down 7.3% from $175M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of ACWV and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 15 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $5.64M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.2M sold.

  • 35 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) as of Q1 2014, down from 38 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $162M of iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q1 2014, down 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was BlackRock, an estimated $5.64M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $9.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.