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iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

342 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.36B invested in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 119 increasing their positions, 144 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

72% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 29

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 328342 (+14)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.68B → $6.36B (-$318M)

2.53% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.17%51.64% (-2.5%)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6555 (-10)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 119 | Existing positions reduced: 144

98% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $282K | Put options by funds: $15.8M

Holders
342
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+4.27%
% of All Funds
8.51%
Holding in Top 10
55
Holding in Top 10 Change
-10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15.38%
% of All Funds
1.37%
New
50
Increased
119
Reduced
144
Closed
29
Calls
$282K
Puts
$15.8M
Net Calls
-$15.5M
Net Calls Change
-$18.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AFP
201
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$869K +$50.4K +1,076 +6%
IWMPD
202
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$826K +$810K +17,307 New
Jane Street
203
Jane Street
New York
$822K +$807K +17,231 New
RSA
204
Robertson Stephens Advisors
California
$820K -$294K -6,277 -27%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
205
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$813K
RCG
206
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
$780K +$536K +11,446 +234%
IAA
207
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$778K +$763K +16,302 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
208
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$753K +$24.7K +527 +3%
CCG
209
Cypress Capital Group
Florida
$752K -$400K -8,550 -35%
CIBC Asset Management
210
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$739K +$276K +5,905 +62%
Brown Advisory
211
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$734K -$323K -6,893 -31%
AII
212
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$710K -$71.6K -1,530 -9%
AP
213
Appleton Partners
Massachusetts
$689K +$676K +14,430 New
FFBTD
214
First Financial Bank - Trust Division
Ohio
$678K -$293K -6,267 -31%
EAMA
215
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$650K -$2.53M -54,038 -80%
PFS
216
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$647K -$18K -384 -3%
Neuberger Berman Group
217
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$635K +$890 +19 +0.1%
SBL
218
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$633K
BTIS
219
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$632K +$112K +2,391 +22%
RCAG
220
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$626K +$30.7K +655 +5%
IH
221
IFC Holdings
Florida
$605K +$373K +7,968 +165%
Daiwa Securities Group
222
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$601K +$206K +4,400 +54%
AA
223
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$590K -$23.4K -500 -4%
WAM
224
Weatherly Asset Management
California
$585K +$13.2K +281 +2%
NWP
225
Northstar Wealth Partners
Connecticut
$578K +$567K +12,119 New

USMV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

342 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $6.36B — down 4.8% from $6.68B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new USMV positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 119 added to existing stakes and 144 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $241M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $130M.

  • 342 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) as of Q1 2017, up from 328 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $6.36B of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q1 2017, down 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 50 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $241M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $130M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.