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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
OC
426
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$240K -$451K -6,421 -62%
CPSAC
427
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$239K -$24.5M -348,299 -99%
Principal Financial Group
428
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$237K -$3.16K -45 -1%
CFG
429
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$230K
FCFC
430
First Citizens Financial Corp
Iowa
$229K +$5.62K +80 +2%
VWM
431
Vigilare Wealth Management
Arizona
$229K +$70K +996 +37%
VWA
432
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$227K -$5.27K -75 -2%
RA
433
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$226K +$66.5K +947 +35%
TSS
434
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$226K +$256K +3,645 New
CGFA
435
Colton Groome Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$225K -$352K -5,004 -58%
BPA
436
Beacon Pointe Advisors
California
$224K -$86.3K -1,228 -25%
VHAM
437
Van Hulzen Asset Management
California
$224K
CFG
438
CMC Financial Group
Georgia
$215K -$15.1K -215 -6%
PAS
439
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$215K +$244K +3,472 New
HA
440
HC Advisors
Georgia
$215K +$244K +3,473 New
MWM
441
MBE Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$210K +$238K +3,390 New
JIC
442
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$207K +$3.51K +50 +2%
F
443
F3Logic
Minnesota
$207K +$235K +3,348 New
CWM
444
Cordatus Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$204K -$591K -8,409 -72%
PWW
445
Pettyjohn Wood & White
Virginia
$204K
TAM
446
Townsend Asset Management
North Carolina
$204K
EWA
447
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$203K +$230K +3,267 New
ACA
448
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
$203K -$2.81M -40,045 -92%
WTC
449
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$202K -$93.2K -1,327 -29%
PA
450
Parallel Advisors
California
$192K -$293K -4,176 -57%

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.