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iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

114 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.14B invested in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 30

23% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 13

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.08B → $1.14B (+$58.2M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 111114 (+3)

0.92% less ownership

Funds ownership: 40.86%39.94% (-0.92%)

7% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1514 (-1)

Holders
114
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.7%
% of All Funds
3.31%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-6.67%
% of All Funds
0.41%
New
16
Increased
49
Reduced
30
Closed
13
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AC
1
Allstate Corporation
Illinois
$170M
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$106M -$3.45M -91,858 -3%
Ameriprise
3
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$97.1M +$19.3M +513,044 +25%
CIA
4
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$79.5M +$20.2M +536,397 +34%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$72.6M -$1.08M -28,707 -1%
BG
6
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$47.8M
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$45.8M +$18.3M +486,053 +67%
AWA
8
ARS Wealth Advisors
Florida
$42.8M +$3.29M +87,485 +8%
CFA
9
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$33.9M -$2.88M -76,702 -8%
CAN
10
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$27.5M -$2.61M -69,446 -9%
3AM
11
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
$24.6M -$26.5M -703,392 -52%
NLI
12
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$23.6M
RJFSA
13
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$21.1M +$3.11M +82,618 +17%
U
14
UBS
Switzerland
$20.6M +$600K +15,961 +3%
S
15
SignatureFD
Georgia
$19.3M -$4.03M -107,171 -17%
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$18.7M +$4.16M +110,705 +28%
NA
17
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$18.6M +$294K +7,813 +2%
WBG
18
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$17.5M +$12.5M +331,400 +247%
Envestnet Asset Management
19
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$17.4M +$3.45M +91,725 +25%
LPT
20
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$17.3M +$340K +9,040 +2%
SG Americas Securities
21
SG Americas Securities
New York
$16.4M +$3.95M +105,131 +32%
AI
22
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$14.1M +$103K +2,726 +0.7%
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$13.5M +$3.42M +91,067 +34%
EK
24
Evensky & Katz
Florida
$12.7M +$43.7K +1,163 +0.3%
HPBT
25
High Point Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$12.2M +$2.05M +54,555 +20%

USMV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

114 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $1.14B — up 5.4% from $1.08B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new USMV positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Choate Investment Advisors, adding an estimated $20.2M. The largest seller was 3D Asset Management, cutting an estimated $26.5M.

  • 114 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) as of Q3 2014, up from 111 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.14B of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Choate Investment Advisors, an estimated $20.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q3 2014 was 3D Asset Management, an estimated $26.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.