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iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

111 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.08B invested in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 8

70% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 27

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $952M → $1.08B (+$127M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 103111 (+8)

1.73% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.12%40.86% (+1.7%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1515 (0)

Holders
111
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+7.77%
% of All Funds
3.19%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
16
Increased
46
Reduced
27
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AC
1
Allstate Corporation
Illinois
$168M
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$108M +$4.43M +121,175 +4%
Ameriprise
3
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$76.8M +$25.3M +691,415 +50%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$72.7M +$1.7M +46,402 +2%
CIA
5
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$58.6M +$29.8M +815,358 +107%
3AM
6
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
$50.5M +$1.64M +44,794 +3%
BG
7
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$47.2M +$1.94M +52,982 +4%
AWA
8
ARS Wealth Advisors
Florida
$39M +$2.79M +76,295 +8%
CFA
9
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$34.6M +$4.91M +134,141 +17%
CAN
10
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$29.7M +$640K +17,489 +2%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$27.1M +$5.26M +143,841 +25%
NLI
12
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$23.3M
S
13
SignatureFD
Georgia
$23.1M -$1.29M -35,327 -5%
AIM
14
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$19.9M +$3.77M +102,979 +24%
U
15
UBS
Switzerland
$19.8M +$2.7M +73,924 +16%
NA
16
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$18.1M -$4.65M -127,062 -21%
RJFSA
17
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$17.8M +$3.84M +105,072 +28%
LPT
18
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$16.8M -$2.48M -67,732 -13%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$14.5M +$1.64M +44,953 +13%
AI
20
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$13.9M -$2.46M -67,184 -15%
Envestnet Asset Management
21
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$13.7M +$660K +18,056 +5%
EK
22
Evensky & Katz
Florida
$12.5M -$114K -3,112 -0.9%
SG Americas Securities
23
SG Americas Securities
New York
$12.3M +$8.41M +229,982 +229%
HPBT
24
High Point Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$10.1M -$78K -2,134 -0.8%
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$9.96M +$559K +15,277 +6%

USMV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

111 of the 3,481 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $1.08B — up 13% from $952M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new USMV positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Choate Investment Advisors, adding an estimated $29.8M. The largest seller was Parametric Portfolio Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.67M sold.

  • 111 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) as of Q2 2014, up from 103 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.08B of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Choate Investment Advisors, an estimated $29.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Parametric Portfolio Associates, an estimated $9.67M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.