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iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

923 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.5B invested in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 213 funds opening new positions, 377 increasing their positions, 232 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

395% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 213 | Existing positions closed: 43

162% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20.6M | Put options by funds: $7.86M

63% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 377 | Existing positions reduced: 232

21% more funds holding

Funds holding: 765923 (+158)

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 208250 (+42)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.9B → $24.5B (+$1.58B)

0.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.86%65.61% (-0.24%)

Holders
923
Holders Change
+158
Holders Change %
+20.65%
% of All Funds
18.19%
Holding in Top 10
250
Holding in Top 10 Change
+42
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20.19%
% of All Funds
4.93%
New
213
Increased
377
Reduced
232
Closed
43
Calls
$20.6M
Puts
$7.86M
Net Calls
+$12.7M
Net Calls Change
+$9.86M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CC
26
Cassaday & Co
Virginia
$164M +$161M +2,499,589 New
CA
27
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$159M +$16.7M +260,671 +12%
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$156M -$49.5M -770,291 -24%
SAM
29
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$139M +$3.35M +52,100 +3%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
30
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$135M
DCC
31
Dow Chemical Company
Michigan
$133M
MML Investors Services
32
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$133M -$12.8M -198,595 -9%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
33
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$126M +$6.04M +93,992 +5%
LFA
34
Legacy Financial Advisors
Kentucky
$125M +$964K +15,017 +0.8%
JMPWA
35
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$125M +$5M +77,892 +4%
Truist Financial
36
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$121M +$119M +1,848,878 New
CFA
37
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$114M -$2.9M -45,083 -3%
SIRP
38
Shelter Insurance Retirement Plan
Missouri
$111M -$1.99M -31,000 -2%
Janney Montgomery Scott
39
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$109M -$9.28M -144,491 -8%
HI
40
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$94.6M +$84.6M +1,317,419 +1,055%
PAG
41
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$91M +$11.1M +172,074 +14%
PI
42
PFS Investments
Georgia
$89M +$14.6M +226,624 +20%
CPO
43
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$88.4M +$2.84M +44,281 +4%
SCA
44
Stuart Chaussee & Associates
California
$83M -$47.9M -745,845 -37%
GT
45
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$80.1M +$3.44M +53,534 +5%
GHA
46
GW Henssler & Associates
Georgia
$74.9M +$2.44M +38,005 +3%
JP Morgan Chase
47
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$71.8M +$30.7M +477,353 +77%
UCFA
48
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$70.2M -$1.21M -18,888 -2%
CAN
49
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$69M -$1.11M -17,266 -2%
NA
50
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$68.1M +$4.89M +76,186 +8%

USMV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

923 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $24.5B — up 6.9% from $22.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 213 funds opened new USMV positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 170 holders — while 377 added to existing stakes and 232 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $357M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $434M.

  • 923 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) as of Q4 2019, up from 765 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $24.5B of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 213 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 43 closed out, a net change of +170 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $357M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $434M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.