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iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

103 hedge funds and large institutions have $952M invested in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

73% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 11

15% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1315 (+2)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 95103 (+8)

0.67% less ownership

Funds ownership: 39.79%39.12% (-0.67%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $962M → $952M (-$10M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 39

Holders
103
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+8.42%
% of All Funds
2.97%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+15.38%
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
19
Increased
30
Reduced
39
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
26
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$8.65M +$275K +7,764 +3%
CFS
27
Community Financial System
New York
$8.08M -$418K -11,825 -5%
FMWA
28
Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors
Missouri
$8.06M -$468K -13,234 -6%
TF
29
Tompkins Financial
New York
$8.01M +$957K +27,055 +14%
CAL
30
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$5.88M +$1.06M +30,107 +23%
SR
31
Swiss Reinsurance
Switzerland
$5.41M -$10.3M -290,000 -66%
BlackRock
32
BlackRock
New York
$5.18M -$7.59M -214,686 -60%
NPC
33
National Planning Corporation
California
$5.05M -$202K -5,723 -4%
DMC
34
Drexel Morgan & Co
Pennsylvania
$4.91M +$667K +18,855 +16%
Franklin Resources
35
Franklin Resources
California
$4.4M
Mariner
36
Mariner
Kansas
$4.38M -$46.9K -1,325 -1%
Citigroup
37
Citigroup
New York
$3.84M +$3.54M +100,142 +1,543%
SG Americas Securities
38
SG Americas Securities
New York
$3.62M -$18.3M -516,479 -84%
BA
39
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$3.2M -$180K -5,092 -5%
BCI
40
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$3.19M -$1.5M -42,513 -32%
Fidelity Investments
41
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2.52M +$2.48M +69,987 New
DIP
42
DT Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$2.27M -$215K -6,066 -9%
JFG
43
JMG Financial Group
Illinois
$2.15M +$139K +3,940 +7%
JP Morgan Chase
44
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.13M +$153K +4,325 +8%
BRWA
45
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$2.13M -$82.1K -2,321 -4%
Stifel Financial
46
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.99M +$1.96M +55,310 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
47
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.82M -$4.21M -118,933 -70%
PI
48
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$1.76M +$8.28K +234 +0.5%
CS
49
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$1.68M -$278K -7,872 -14%
HighTower Advisors
50
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.56M -$83K -2,348 -5%

USMV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

103 of the 3,464 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $952M — down 1% from $962M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new USMV positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $24.1M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, cutting an estimated $18.3M.

  • 103 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) as of Q1 2014, up from 95 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $952M of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q1 2014, down 1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Ameriprise, an estimated $24.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q1 2014 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $18.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.