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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
SSB
101
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$5K +$4.99K +141 New
AC
102
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$3K
IFA
103
Interactive Financial Advisors
Illinois
$1K -$632K -17,861 -100%
Deutsche Bank
104
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$4.47M -125,875 Closed
CS
105
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$3.6M -101,541 Closed
MWM
106
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
-$2.67M -75,163 Closed
Janus Henderson Group
107
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
-$1.81M -51,103 Closed
CIBC Asset Management
108
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$1.74M -48,950 Closed
VF
109
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.2M -33,877 Closed
DS
110
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$664K -18,715 Closed
DP
111
Dearborn Partners
Illinois
-$343K -9,665 Closed
BFS
112
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
-$212K -5,965 Closed
Bank of New York Mellon
113
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$211K -5,950 Closed
Creative Planning
114
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$21K -600 Closed

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.