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iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

548 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.76B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 186 increasing their positions, 226 reducing their positions, and 90 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3,006% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.37M | Put options by funds: $205K

1.02% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.02%65.04% (+1%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 563548 (-15)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8985 (-4)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 90

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 186 | Existing positions reduced: 226

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.39B → $6.76B (-$1.63B)

Holders
548
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-2.66%
% of All Funds
12.08%
Holding in Top 10
85
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4.49%
% of All Funds
1.87%
New
80
Increased
186
Reduced
226
Closed
90
Calls
$6.37M
Puts
$205K
Net Calls
+$6.16M
Net Calls Change
-$1.42M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AWA
276
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$1.21M +$1.37M +19,469 New
LNB
277
Ledyard National Bank
$1.19M +$275K +3,912 +26%
PCFFS
278
Pacific Center for Financial Services
California
$1.16M -$14.3M -202,952 -92%
PP
279
PDS Planning
Ohio
$1.15M +$11.2K +159 +0.9%
BC
280
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.14M -$669K -9,524 -34%
BAC
281
Boys Arnold & Co
North Carolina
$1.14M -$9.63K -137 -0.7%
NFG
282
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1.13M -$137K -1,948 -10%
PWAG
283
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$1.13M +$1.28M +18,192 New
SAG
284
Spotlight Asset Group
Illinois
$1.1M +$492 +7 +0%
FHA
285
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.1M -$239K -3,405 -16%
FAIM
286
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$1.09M -$99.9K -1,422 -7%
FFN
287
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$1.07M +$55.1K +784 +5%
FCIM
288
Fairview Capital Investment Management
California
$1.07M +$249K +3,550 +26%
ACG
289
Allen Capital Group
Nebraska
$1.03M +$106K +1,504 +10%
NS
290
NewDay Solutions
New Hampshire
$1.02M -$5.96M -84,755 -84%
DAS
291
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$1.01M -$362K -5,145 -24%
WB
292
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$1M
Creative Planning
293
Creative Planning
Kansas
$995K -$230K -3,280 -17%
PS
294
Portfolio Solutions
Michigan
$994K +$327K +4,661 +41%
BJ
295
Brouwer & Janachowski
California
$976K -$41.1K -585 -4%
TA
296
Townsend & Associates
Colorado
$959K +$122K +1,732 +13%
GTAM
297
Global Trust Asset Management
Florida
$937K -$598K -8,515 -36%
9WM
298
9258 Wealth Management
Ohio
$933K +$56.8K +808 +6%
IAN
299
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$923K +$121K +1,715 +13%
KCM
300
Kathmere Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$910K +$315K +4,482 +44%

EFAV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

548 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $6.76B — down 19% from $8.39B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 90 funds closed out of EFAV and 80 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 226 trimmed existing stakes and 186 added.

The largest buyer was Victory Capital Management, adding an estimated $149M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $143M.

  • 548 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) as of Q1 2020, down from 563 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $6.76B of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 80 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 90 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Victory Capital Management, an estimated $149M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $143M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.