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iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

531 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.73B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 159 increasing their positions, 250 reducing their positions, and 62 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,153% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.86M | Put options by funds: $627K

0.35% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.55%66.2% (-0.35%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 563531 (-32)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.18B → $5.73B (-$453M)

31% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5236 (-16)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 159 | Existing positions reduced: 250

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 62

Holders
531
Holders Change
-32
Holders Change %
-5.68%
% of All Funds
9.24%
Holding in Top 10
36
Holding in Top 10 Change
-16
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-30.77%
% of All Funds
0.63%
New
37
Increased
159
Reduced
250
Closed
62
Calls
$7.86M
Puts
$627K
Net Calls
+$7.23M
Net Calls Change
+$196K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Mercer Global Advisors
26
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$40.7M +$3.87M +51,398 +11%
PI
27
PFS Investments
Georgia
$40.2M +$1.08M +14,328 +3%
RJA
28
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$40.1M -$2.42M -32,055 -6%
FA
29
Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$38.2M +$1.63M +21,669 +4%
COF
30
Capital One Financial
Virginia
$37.6M -$745K -9,884 -2%
BWA
31
Burt Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$37.3M +$328K +4,349 +0.9%
PWA
32
Peterson Wealth Advisors
Utah
$30.9M +$3.44M +45,691 +13%
WPW
33
Waldron Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$30.2M -$17.2M -228,332 -36%
QI
34
QS Investors
New York
$28.5M +$5.78M +76,649 +26%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
35
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$27.3M +$3.16M +41,997 +13%
IWS
36
Insight Wealth Strategies
California
$27.1M -$1.29M -17,117 -5%
Mariner
37
Mariner
Kansas
$25.8M -$4.04M -53,593 -14%
TNBTD
38
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$24.8M -$109K -1,452 -0.4%
LFA
39
Legacy Financial Advisors
Kentucky
$24.6M +$798K +10,594 +3%
MML Investors Services
40
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$23.7M -$874K -11,605 -4%
GWM
41
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$23.6M +$8.98M +119,146 +62%
AAS
42
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$22M +$1.31M +17,350 +6%
BCM
43
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$20.1M -$11.1M -147,467 -36%
SPIA
44
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$19.8M +$571K +7,580 +3%
Truist Financial
45
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$19.6M +$205K +2,720 +1%
HighTower Advisors
46
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$18.8M -$5.4M -71,730 -22%
UCFA
47
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$18.7M -$2.44M -32,417 -12%
PWP
48
Personal Wealth Partners
Minnesota
$18.5M -$897K -11,903 -5%
PA
49
Prism Advisors
California
$18.4M +$846K +11,228 +5%
JWM
50
Janiczek Wealth Management
Colorado
$17.9M +$482K +6,393 +3%

EFAV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

531 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $5.73B — down 7.3% from $6.18B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 62 funds closed out of EFAV and 37 opened new positions — a net loss of 25 holders — while 250 trimmed existing stakes and 159 added.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $68.7M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $67M.

  • 531 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) as of Q2 2021, down from 563 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $5.73B of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q2 2021, down 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 62 closed out, a net change of -25 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $68.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q2 2021 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $67M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.