iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

EFAV

Market cap $5.23B

EFAV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

131 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.27B — up 61% from $786M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new EFAV positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Institutional Trust, adding an estimated $151M. The largest seller was Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, cutting an estimated $21.6M.

• 131 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) as of Q1 2015, up from 111 in Q4 2014.
• Funds reported $1.27B of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 61% quarter-over-quarter.
• 33 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 10 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
• The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $151M added.
• The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, an estimated $21.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.