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iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF
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576 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.65B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 91 funds opening new positions, 182 increasing their positions, 208 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

718% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $687K | Put options by funds: $84K

128% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 91 | Existing positions closed: 40

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 533 → 576 (+43)

1.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.81% → 69.1% (+1.3%)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.58B → $5.65B (+$69.6M)

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 39 → 35 (-4)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 182 | Existing positions reduced: 208

Holders
576
Holders Change
+43
Holders Change %
+8.07%
% of All Funds
8.86%
Holding in Top 10
35
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10.26%
% of All Funds
0.54%
New
91
Increased
182
Reduced
208
Closed
40
Calls
$687K
Puts
$84K
Net Calls
+$603K
Net Calls Change
-$6.56M

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$50.3M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$27M
3
Mercer Global Advisors
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
+$24.5M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$14.9M
5
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$13.2M

Top Sellers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$33.1M
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$24.9M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$21M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$19.1M
5
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$16.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AW
426
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$253K – – –
CWM
427
CarsonAllaria Wealth Management
Illinois
$253K +$251K +3,290 New
MWM
428
Mission Wealth Management
California
$252K -$22K -289 -8%
FBFS
429
First Business Financial Services
Wisconsin
$252K – – –
MPCG
430
Matrix Private Capital Group
New York
$252K – – –
VC
431
Veery Capital
Delaware
$248K -$1.14K -15 -0.5%
BA
432
Bristlecone Advisors
Washington
$247K -$98.3K -1,290 -29%
JIC
433
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$240K -$72.4K -950 -23%
SWA
434
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$240K +$238K +3,127 New
WA1
435
Wimmer Associates 1
California
$239K – – –
FAM
436
Frontier Asset Management
Wyoming
$236K +$232K +3,049 New
BF
437
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$235K +$1.52K +20 +0.7%
ESB
438
Essex Savings Bank
Connecticut
$235K +$9.15K +120 +4%
DAS
439
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$233K -$71.3K -935 -24%
JIC
440
JRM Investment Counsel
Nebraska
$229K -$640K -8,393 -74%
SFG
441
Sovereign Financial Group
Connecticut
$229K – – –
HGWM
442
Horst & Graben Wealth Management
Oregon
$229K +$1.91K +25 +0.8%
CCFM
443
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$227K +$225K +2,956 New
RWM
444
Rockwood Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$225K +$223K +2,930 New
SI
445
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$220K – – –
SIAG
446
Safeguard Investment Advisory Group
California
$215K -$101K -1,328 -32%
IFWM
447
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$211K -$21.3K -280 -9%
TSS
448
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$211K +$210K +2,751 New
SRC
449
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$210K +$209K +2,740 New
KPWS
450
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$209K +$1.3K +17 +0.6%
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EFAV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

576 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $5.65B — up 1.2% from $5.58B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 91 funds opened new EFAV positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 51 holders — while 182 added to existing stakes and 208 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $50.3M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $33.1M.

  • 576 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) as of Q4 2021, up from 533 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $5.65B of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 91 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 40 closed out, a net change of +51 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $50.3M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Ameriprise, an estimated $33.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.