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iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

111 hedge funds and large institutions have $786M invested in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

244% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 9

141% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 22

125% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 49 (+5)

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $646M → $786M (+$140M)

21% more funds holding

Funds holding: 92111 (+19)

1.83% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.59%58.42% (+1.8%)

Holders
111
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+20.65%
% of All Funds
2.96%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+125%
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
31
Increased
53
Reduced
22
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BIT
1
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$119M +$1.9M +30,356 +2%
WIM
2
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$54.8M -$2.73M -43,603 -5%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$51.7M +$20M +319,703 +62%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$43.2M +$9.12M +145,574 +26%
BlackRock
5
BlackRock
New York
$41.7M +$3.55M +56,658 +9%
LTFS
6
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$37.2M -$1.2M -19,237 -3%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$37.1M +$37.6M +601,044 New
KWILP
8
Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership
New Zealand
$30.9M +$17.5M +278,784 +125%
BG
9
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$29.2M +$775K +12,371 +3%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$18.6M +$14.8M +236,357 +367%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$15.5M +$4.77M +76,217 +43%
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$15.5M +$10.8M +171,882 +217%
BWA
13
Burt Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$14.6M +$14.8M +235,885 New
FAAM
14
First Allied Asset Management
California
$14M +$7.04M +112,504 +98%
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$13.7M +$7.28M +116,213 +109%
GT
16
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$13.2M +$13.4M +214,746 New
NA
17
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$13.1M +$172K +2,752 +1%
EC
18
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$12.4M +$3.8M +60,690 +43%
BCI
19
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$12.2M +$9.27M +148,014 +296%
FMWA
20
Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors
Missouri
$12M +$331K +5,286 +3%
LI
21
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$11.8M +$961K +15,343 +9%
FM
22
Foster & Motley
Ohio
$10.4M +$454K +7,246 +5%
QA
23
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$9.16M +$9.3M +148,452 New
AllianceBernstein
24
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$7.76M +$34.4K +550 +0.4%
RJFSA
25
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$7.53M +$5.37M +85,833 +237%

EFAV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

111 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $786M — up 22% from $646M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new EFAV positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $20M. The largest seller was Allstate Corporation, exiting entirely with an estimated $18.8M sold.

  • 111 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) as of Q4 2014, up from 92 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $786M of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 9 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $20M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Allstate Corporation, an estimated $18.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.