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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
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$625M -$64M -849,486 -9%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$539M +$68.7M +912,328 +15%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$480M -$15.4M -204,107 -3%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$247M -$26.7M -353,814 -10%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
5
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$237M -$45.2M -600,110 -16%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$221M -$44.5K -590 -0%
Ameriprise
7
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$216M -$8.71M -115,538 -4%
Charles Schwab
8
Charles Schwab
California
$121M -$338K -4,486 -0.3%
RJFSA
9
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$117M -$27.9M -369,972 -19%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$112M -$13.8M -182,938 -11%
SAM
11
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$98M -$1.2M -15,900 -1%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$94.3M -$12.5M -165,352 -12%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$92.5M -$5.66M -75,072 -6%
HSA
14
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
$91M +$490K +6,501 +0.5%
Financial Engines Advisors
15
Financial Engines Advisors
California
$88.3M +$284K +3,775 +0.3%
WBG
16
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$80.8M -$1.72M -22,817 -2%
SEI Investments
17
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$63.1M +$8.78M +116,590 +16%
AllianceBernstein
18
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$61.2M +$20K +266 +0%
Osaic Holdings
19
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$61M -$379K -5,031 -0.6%
HI
20
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$60.3M +$4.29M +56,873 +8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
21
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$59.1M -$11.1M -147,809 -16%
OBWP
22
O'Brien Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$57.5M +$1.76M +23,305 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$52.8M +$1.84M +24,361 +4%
MMA
24
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$43.9M +$6.64M +88,109 +18%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
25
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$43.5M -$242K -3,211 -0.6%

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.