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iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF

110 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.28B invested in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

275% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 4

150% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 25 (+3)

108% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 25

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 100110 (+10)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.22B → $1.28B (+$64.8M)

0.56% less ownership

Funds ownership: 39.68%39.12% (-0.56%)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $230K

Holders
110
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
2.93%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+150%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
15
Increased
52
Reduced
25
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
$230K
Net Calls
-$230K
Net Calls Change
+$587K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$240M +$15.3M +199,269 +7%
PP
2
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$209M +$9.66M +125,700 +5%
AL
3
Aspiriant LLC
California
$102M +$14.7M +191,309 +17%
BG
4
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$83.5M -$2.88M -37,403 -3%
SEI Investments
5
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$81.1M +$17.2M +223,354 +27%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$75.5M +$4.23M +54,963 +6%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$60.7M +$6.19M +80,549 +11%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$37.1M +$2.2M +28,589 +6%
Mariner
9
Mariner
Kansas
$26.5M +$680K +8,850 +3%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$25.2M +$3.22M +41,906 +15%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$21.9M +$2.02M +26,231 +10%
HFA
12
High Falls Advisors
New York
$21.2M +$21.4M +278,791 New
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$20.6M -$729K -9,482 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$20.1M -$10.1M -131,698 -33%
Bessemer Group
15
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$17.5M +$5.25M +68,224 +42%
Commonwealth Equity Services
16
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$16.4M +$5.19M +67,445 +46%
CAN
17
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$13.6M +$6.31M +82,033 +85%
RJFSA
18
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$13.4M +$1.11M +14,473 +9%
State Street
19
State Street
Massachusetts
$11.7M +$11.8M +153,156 New
CFG
20
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$10.6M +$128K +1,660 +1%
WSTAM
21
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$10.1M +$94.6K +1,230 +0.9%
PFM
22
Peak Financial Management
Massachusetts
$9.3M +$4.82M +62,673 +105%
PAMU
23
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$8.65M +$1.15M +15,000 +15%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
24
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$8.06M -$25.6K -333 -0.3%
BA
25
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$7.7M +$1.11M +14,433 +17%

ACWV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

110 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $1.28B — up 5.3% from $1.22B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new ACWV positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was High Falls Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $21.4M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $51.6M.

  • 110 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) as of Q3 2016, up from 100 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.28B of iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 4 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was High Falls Advisors, an estimated $21.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $51.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.