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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
FTS
351
Fifth Third Securities
Ohio
$541K -$1.34M -19,015 -69%
OAM
352
Oak Asset Management
California
$535K +$5.62K +80 +0.9%
PCMC
353
Private Capital Management (Colorado)
Colorado
$526K -$356K -5,060 -37%
IA
354
IFG Advisory
Georgia
$516K +$14.1K +200 +2%
FFG
355
Ford Financial Group
California
$515K +$17.7K +252 +3%
WWM
356
WT Wealth Management
Arizona
$512K -$2.21M -31,416 -79%
SW
357
SteelPeak Wealth
California
$506K -$275K -3,916 -32%
EFS
358
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$502K +$280K +3,988 +97%
LC
359
LCNB Corp
Ohio
$500K -$91.8K -1,307 -14%
IFG
360
Independent Financial Group
California
$495K +$560K +7,970 New
Brown Advisory
361
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$494K +$30.6K +435 +6%
VAS
362
Vestmark Advisory Solutions
Massachusetts
$486K +$550K +7,829 New
CFA
363
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$484K -$83.4K -1,187 -13%
SBA
364
Secrest Blakey & Associates
North Carolina
$484K +$149K +2,126 +37%
RMA
365
Roffman Miller Associates
Pennsylvania
$482K -$5.2K -74 -0.9%
CA
366
Crumly & Associates
Illinois
$481K +$545K +7,755 New
Deutsche Bank
367
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$479K +$93.4K +1,329 +21%
BWL
368
Bogart Wealth LLC
Virginia
$466K +$527K +7,505 New
WAP
369
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$464K -$187K -2,657 -26%
Verition Fund Management
370
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$460K +$521K +7,419 New
BFEC
371
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$456K +$49.7K +708 +11%
AWS
372
AJ Wealth Strategies
New York
$451K +$2.25K +32 +0.4%
Bank of New York Mellon
373
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$439K +$247K +3,520 +99%
LWM
374
Liberty Wealth Management
California
$429K
SPI
375
Santori & Peters Inc
Pennsylvania
$428K -$18.2K -259 -4%

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.