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iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

276 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.63B invested in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 72 funds opening new positions, 136 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

380% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 15

216% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 136 | Existing positions reduced: 43

141% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.49M | Put options by funds: $1.03M

81% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.67B → $6.63B (+$2.96B)

38% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4562 (+17)

25% more funds holding

Funds holding: 220276 (+56)

6.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.98%60.25% (+6.3%)

Holders
276
Holders Change
+56
Holders Change %
+25.45%
% of All Funds
7.35%
Holding in Top 10
62
Holding in Top 10 Change
+17
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+37.78%
% of All Funds
1.65%
New
72
Increased
136
Reduced
43
Closed
15
Calls
$2.49M
Puts
$1.03M
Net Calls
+$1.46M
Net Calls Change
+$1.78M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Neuberger Berman Group
201
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$560K +$275K +6,617 +108%
CCFCSB
202
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank
Massachusetts
$552K -$4.99K -120 -0.9%
LRPA
203
L. Roy Papp & Associates
Arizona
$548K +$519K +12,469 New
AA
204
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$542K +$8.32K +200 +2%
FHA
205
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$504K +$474K +11,400 New
EFS
206
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$502K +$256K +6,150 +116%
RBC
207
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
$501K +$474K +11,396 New
SHA
208
Smith Hayes Advisers
Nebraska
$481K +$202K +4,864 +80%
FWM
209
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$470K +$445K +10,697 New
BA
210
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$463K -$439K -10,557 -50%
HF
211
HRT Financial
New York
$453K +$429K +10,320 New
RCAG
212
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$445K +$21.6K +518 +5%
FHC
213
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$442K +$418K +10,057 New
Simplex Trading
214
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$423K +$335K +8,048 +508%
ERIM
215
Eagle Ridge Investment Management
Connecticut
$393K +$3.74K +90 +1%
PMG
216
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$389K +$42 +1 +0%
SAM
217
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$388K +$132K +3,175 +56%
PCP
218
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$382K +$362K +8,700 New
SI
219
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$380K +$360K +8,647 New
PAI
220
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$369K
WTC
221
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$363K -$50.8K -1,222 -13%
SWK
222
Stephen W. Kidder
$361K +$342K +8,212 New
LNWWM
223
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$343K +$325K +7,800 New
PFS
224
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$336K -$265K -6,366 -45%
Cetera Investment Advisers
225
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$335K +$68.8K +1,654 +28%

USMV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

276 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $6.63B — up 81% from $3.67B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 72 funds opened new USMV positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 57 holders — while 136 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $345M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $15.8M.

  • 276 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) as of Q1 2016, up from 220 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $6.63B of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 81% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 72 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 15 closed out, a net change of +57 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $345M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $15.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.