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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
AC
1
Allstate Corporation
Illinois
$163M
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$101M -$16.9M -476,712 -15%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$68.8M -$7.79M -220,330 -10%
Ameriprise
4
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$49.5M +$24.1M +681,484 +98%
3AM
5
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
$47.3M -$811K -22,930 -2%
BG
6
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$43.8M
AWA
7
ARS Wealth Advisors
Florida
$35M +$1.96M +55,520 +6%
CFA
8
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$28.6M +$3.32M +93,847 +13%
CAN
9
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$28.1M +$1.89M +53,338 +7%
CIA
10
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$27.4M +$17.5M +495,936 +189%
S
11
SignatureFD
Georgia
$23.6M -$1.39M -39,435 -6%
NLI
12
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$22.6M
NA
13
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$22.1M -$5.81M -164,188 -21%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$21.1M -$4.51M -127,530 -18%
LPT
15
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$18.7M -$2.98M -84,120 -14%
U
16
UBS
Switzerland
$16.5M -$5.86M -165,609 -27%
AI
17
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$15.8M -$1.01M -28,434 -6%
AIM
18
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$15.5M +$15.2M +430,539 New
RJFSA
19
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$13.4M +$2.41M +68,146 +22%
Envestnet Asset Management
20
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$12.6M +$1.53M +43,348 +14%
LPL Financial
21
LPL Financial
California
$12.4M +$1.18M +33,383 +11%
EK
22
Evensky & Katz
Florida
$12.2M -$20.4K -577 -0.2%
HPBT
23
High Point Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$9.81M -$73.9K -2,090 -0.8%
PPA
24
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$9.67M +$2.08M +58,671 +28%
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$9.1M -$202K -5,708 -2%

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.