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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
SBIA
951
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
-$222K -3,464 Closed
ESB
952
Essex Savings Bank
Connecticut
-$221K -3,443 Closed
PMG
953
ProVise Management Group
Florida
-$200K -3,118 Closed
TC
954
Truvestments Capital
Florida
-$155K -2,421 Closed
QCIG
955
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
-$148K -2,320 Closed
QT
956
Quantbot Technologies
New York
-$140K -2,191 Closed
AP
957
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
-$100K -1,562 Closed
CFB
958
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
-$74K -1,150 Closed
UBS AM
959
UBS AM
Illinois
-$38.3K -597 Closed
EK
960
Evensky & Katz
Florida
-$17K -258 Closed
PFO
961
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
-$16K -248 Closed
CIR
962
Clear Investment Research
Georgia
-$11K -171 Closed
AIP
963
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
-$8K -140 Closed
HS
964
Horan Securities
United States
-$8K -118 Closed
KWA
965
KCS Wealth Advisory
California
-$7.44K -116 Closed
RFA
966
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
-$5K -81 Closed
FMII
967
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
-$2K -25 Closed
SIC
968
Samalin Investment Counsel
New York
+$514 +8 New
SMFS
969
Squar Milner Financial Services
California
+$835 +13 New

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.