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iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

154 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.73B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

271% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 7

79% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 42

42% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1217 (+5)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.51B → $1.73B (+$219M)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 137154 (+17)

1.45% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.79%60.24% (+1.5%)

Holders
154
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+12.41%
% of All Funds
4.3%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+41.67%
% of All Funds
0.47%
New
26
Increased
75
Reduced
42
Closed
7
Calls
$218K
Puts
Net Calls
+$218K
Net Calls Change
-$31K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BIT
1
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$271M +$4M +61,468 +1%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$208M +$57.9M +888,852 +36%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$115M +$20.2M +310,684 +20%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$91.1M +$23M +353,609 +32%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$69.2M -$11.5M -176,995 -14%
Ameriprise
6
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$58.7M +$22.8M +350,417 +59%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
7
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$49.9M +$16.3M +250,000 +45%
WIM
8
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$47.9M -$3.24M -49,823 -6%
QI
9
QS Investors
New York
$44.8M +$46.8M +718,566 New
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$44M +$5.52M +84,778 +14%
USAA
11
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$34.4M +$33M +507,100 +1,163%
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$33.5M -$709K -10,887 -2%
Jane Street
13
Jane Street
New York
$32.5M +$29.7M +455,699 +705%
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$31.6M +$15.5M +238,870 +95%
BG
15
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$26.9M
MIH
16
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$26.8M +$1.6M +24,554 +6%
MMA
17
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$24.7M -$168K -2,582 -0.6%
KWILP
18
Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership
New Zealand
$24M -$562K -8,638 -2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$20.2M -$735K -11,298 -3%
NA
20
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$19.4M +$212K +3,263 +1%
LI
21
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$17.1M +$718K +11,035 +4%
JP Morgan Chase
22
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$15.6M -$4.9M -75,281 -23%
BWA
23
Burt Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$15.4M +$163K +2,502 +1%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
24
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$15.3M +$12.8M +196,506 +397%
LTFS
25
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$14.7M -$2.67M -40,964 -15%

EFAV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

154 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $1.73B — up 15% from $1.51B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new EFAV positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 75 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $57.9M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $20.6M.

  • 154 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) as of Q3 2015, up from 137 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.73B of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $57.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $20.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.