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iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF

134 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.33B invested in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2,302% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.27M | Put options by funds: $261K

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 7

183% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 23

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 24 (+2)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $1.33B (+$151M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 123134 (+11)

0.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.72%39.78% (+0.05%)

Holders
134
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+8.94%
% of All Funds
3.34%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
21
Increased
65
Reduced
23
Closed
7
Calls
$6.27M
Puts
$261K
Net Calls
+$6.01M
Net Calls Change
+$5.78M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$193M +$9.41M +119,123 +5%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$167M +$7.91M +100,158 +5%
PP
3
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$167M -$1.06M -13,400 -0.6%
AL
4
Aspiriant LLC
California
$107M +$5.69M +72,083 +6%
SEI Investments
5
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$95.6M +$4.89M +61,876 +5%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$69M +$2.64M +33,485 +4%
AllianceBernstein
7
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$61.2M +$36.8M +465,594 +151%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$49.1M +$20.7M +262,361 +73%
Mariner
9
Mariner
Kansas
$35.6M +$204K +2,579 +0.6%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$32.3M +$2.78M +35,175 +9%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$31.9M +$525K +6,646 +2%
Bessemer Group
12
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$29.8M +$6.73M +85,174 +29%
Jane Street
13
Jane Street
New York
$21.1M -$5.14M -65,088 -20%
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$20.7M -$527K -6,675 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$14.2M -$398K -5,036 -3%
RJFSA
16
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$12.9M +$1.88M +23,855 +17%
Commonwealth Equity Services
17
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$12M +$793K +10,041 +7%
ACA
18
Ackerman Capital Advisors
Texas
$11M +$11M +138,916 New
HFA
19
High Falls Advisors
New York
$10.1M +$56.7K +718 +0.6%
PFM
20
Peak Financial Management
Massachusetts
$9.58M +$62.4K +790 +0.7%
ACP
21
Arcus Capital Partners
Georgia
$8.9M +$3.01M +38,056 +51%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
22
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$8.69M +$9.4K +119 +0.1%
RJA
23
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$8.19M +$1.55M +19,571 +23%
AG
24
Advisor Group
Arizona
$7.56M +$341K +4,312 +5%
JMPWA
25
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$7.54M -$382K -4,841 -5%

ACWV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

134 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $1.33B — up 13% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new ACWV positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $36.8M. The largest seller was Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., exiting entirely with an estimated $6.26M sold.

  • 134 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) as of Q2 2017, up from 123 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.33B of iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $36.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., an estimated $6.26M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.