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iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

313 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.26B invested in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 139 increasing their positions, 105 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

186% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 14

39% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12.3M | Put options by funds: $8.9M

32% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 139 | Existing positions reduced: 105

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 291313 (+22)

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7073 (+3)

1.38% more ownership

Funds ownership: 55.87%57.25% (+1.4%)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8B → $8.26B (+$262M)

Holders
313
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+7.56%
% of All Funds
8.35%
Holding in Top 10
73
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.29%
% of All Funds
1.95%
New
40
Increased
139
Reduced
105
Closed
14
Calls
$12.3M
Puts
$8.9M
Net Calls
+$3.44M
Net Calls Change
+$132K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
KA
151
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$3.21M +$3.27M +70,611 New
TRCT
152
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3.18M -$580K -12,533 -15%
EFS
153
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$3.15M +$1.36M +29,340 +73%
Brown Advisory
154
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$3.1M +$153K +3,311 +5%
NFG
155
Next Financial Group
Texas
$3.1M +$385K +8,325 +14%
FFA
156
Fragasso Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$3.04M +$308K +6,653 +11%
SG Americas Securities
157
SG Americas Securities
New York
$3.03M +$3.09M +66,672 New
HS
158
Huntington Steele
Pennsylvania
$3.02M +$3.08M +66,593 New
TCM
159
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
$3.02M +$302K +6,529 +11%
LIA
160
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$2.91M -$155K -3,350 -5%
TWA
161
Tillar-Wenstrup Advisors
Ohio
$2.9M -$713K -15,416 -19%
SFG
162
StrategIQ Financial Group
Indiana
$2.89M -$32.3K -699 -1%
AEPG
163
American Economic Planning Group
New Jersey
$2.79M +$392K +8,468 +16%
AL
164
Aspiriant LLC
California
$2.73M -$346K -7,482 -11%
VC
165
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$2.62M -$1.52M -32,783 -36%
ASN
166
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$2.48M +$708K +15,295 +39%
HighTower Advisors
167
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.33M +$381K +8,237 +19%
WEC
168
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$2.2M -$30.4K -656 -1%
CAL
169
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$2.17M +$1.7M +36,721 +333%
JFG
170
JMG Financial Group
Illinois
$2.17M +$20.4K +440 +0.9%
WP
171
WealthSource Partners
California
$2.14M -$3.84K -83 -0.2%
FF
172
Friedenthal Financial
New Jersey
$2.08M +$347K +7,490 +20%
CCG
173
Cypress Capital Group
Florida
$2.07M -$133K -2,880 -6%
3AM
174
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
$2.02M -$1.12M -24,302 -35%
RCM
175
Rain Capital Management
Oregon
$1.98M +$230K +4,968 +13%

USMV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

313 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $8.26B — up 3.3% from $8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new USMV positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 139 added to existing stakes and 105 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $140M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $158M.

  • 313 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) as of Q3 2016, up from 291 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $8.26B of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 14 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $140M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $158M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.