iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF
EFAV
195 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.89B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 110 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
614% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 7
307% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 110 | Existing positions reduced: 27
68% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.73B → $2.89B (+$1.17B)
59% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 27 (+10)
27% more funds holding
Funds holding: 154 → 195 (+41)
11.79% more ownership
Funds ownership: 60.24% → 72.03% (+12%)
3% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $493K | Put options by funds: $480K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$188M |
| 2 |
SAS
Sage Advisory Services
Austin,
Texas
|
+$101M |
| 3 |
PL
Parkwood LLC
Cleveland,
Ohio
|
+$89.1M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$77.2M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$72.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
KWILP
Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership
Wellington,
New Zealand
|
-$24M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$17.4M |
| 3 |
LI
LVZ Inc
Holland,
Michigan
|
-$17.1M |
| 4 |
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.26M |
| 5 |
HPBT
High Point Bank & Trust
High Point,
North Carolina
|
-$3.33M |
EFAV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
195 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $2.89B — up 68% from $1.73B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new EFAV positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 43 holders — while 110 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $188M. The largest seller was Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership, exiting entirely with an estimated $24M sold.
- 195 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) as of Q4 2015, up from 154 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $2.89B of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 68% quarter-over-quarter.
- 50 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +43 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $188M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership, an estimated $24M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.