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iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

333 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.77B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 156 increasing their positions, 92 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

94% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 18

70% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 156 | Existing positions reduced: 92

46% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.03M | Put options by funds: $1.39M

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 319333 (+14)

2% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4445 (+1)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.7B → $4.77B (+$71.9M)

2.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 56.46%54.4% (-2.1%)

Holders
333
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+4.39%
% of All Funds
7.63%
Holding in Top 10
45
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+2.27%
% of All Funds
1.03%
New
35
Increased
156
Reduced
92
Closed
18
Calls
$2.03M
Puts
$1.39M
Net Calls
+$639K
Net Calls Change
+$767K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$780M -$9.77M -132,401 -1%
Ameriprise
2
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$465M -$594K -8,054 -0.1%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$379M -$1.83M -24,853 -0.5%
USAA
4
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$208M -$2.39M -32,440 -1%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$208M +$9.14M +123,893 +5%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$187M +$2.21M +29,975 +1%
WIM
7
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$159M +$429K +5,819 +0.3%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$152M +$7.4M +100,283 +5%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$148M +$21M +285,167 +17%
AllianceBernstein
10
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$130M +$11.9M +161,888 +10%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
11
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$116M +$9.96M +134,989 +9%
SAM
12
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$83.5M +$1.63M +22,150 +2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
13
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$73M +$7.93M +107,519 +12%
QI
14
QS Investors
New York
$67.6M -$53M -718,588 -44%
EFS
15
Edelman Financial Services
Virginia
$57M +$57.1M +773,482 New
MFG
16
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$55.7M +$5.65M +76,638 +11%
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$49.5M +$7.32M +99,187 +17%
NA
18
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$45.4M -$2.71M -36,710 -6%
SEI Investments
19
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$45.3M +$10.3M +139,894 +29%
LTFS
20
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$42.4M +$6.24M +84,593 +17%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$39.7M +$4.8M +65,029 +14%
Jane Street
22
Jane Street
New York
$39.5M +$32.2M +435,822 +435%
TF
23
Tompkins Financial
New York
$32.3M +$7.13M +96,611 +28%
BWA
24
Burt Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$32.1M +$1M +13,603 +3%
LFA
25
Legacy Financial Advisors
Kentucky
$31M +$1.06M +14,371 +4%

EFAV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

333 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $4.77B — up 1.5% from $4.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new EFAV positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 156 added to existing stakes and 92 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Edelman Financial Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $57.1M. The largest seller was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $98.5M sold.

  • 333 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) as of Q1 2018, up from 319 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $4.77B of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 18 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Edelman Financial Services, an estimated $57.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $98.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.