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iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

145 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.61B invested in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

567% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 6

219% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 21

64% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1423 (+9)

42% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.14B → $1.61B (+$476M)

27% more funds holding

Funds holding: 114145 (+31)

7.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.94%47.21% (+7.3%)

Holders
145
Holders Change
+31
Holders Change %
+27.19%
% of All Funds
3.87%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+64.29%
% of All Funds
0.61%
New
40
Increased
67
Reduced
21
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State Street
1
State Street
Massachusetts
$168M +$163M +4,140,606 New
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$151M +$35.3M +897,000 +32%
Ameriprise
3
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$127M +$22.1M +561,775 +22%
CIA
4
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$105M +$19.3M +489,173 +23%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$97.7M +$19.3M +489,214 +25%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$71.3M +$21.5M +546,274 +45%
Fidelity Investments
7
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$56.6M +$47.7M +1,211,054 +650%
AWA
8
ARS Wealth Advisors
Florida
$50.1M +$4.06M +103,052 +9%
BG
9
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$48.9M -$2.41M -61,155 -5%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$34.8M +$14.2M +361,403 +72%
CAN
11
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$31.5M +$1.98M +50,393 +7%
AC
12
Allstate Corporation
Illinois
$28.7M -$150M -3,803,459 -84%
RJFSA
13
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$28.7M +$5.87M +149,195 +27%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$28.6M +$27.9M +707,378 New
Envestnet Asset Management
15
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$27.1M +$8.27M +210,084 +46%
NLI
16
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$25.4M
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$23.4M +$8.64M +219,564 +61%
SEI Investments
18
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$22.5M +$21.9M +556,612 New
WBG
19
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$21.9M +$2.95M +75,000 +16%
NA
20
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$20.2M +$224K +5,684 +1%
LPT
21
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$19.4M +$748K +19,007 +4%
LTFS
22
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$19.4M +$16.6M +422,857 +766%
LWA
23
Lowe Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$17.7M +$17.2M +436,759 New
SAMT
24
Select Asset Management & Trust
Pennsylvania
$17.5M +$17.1M +433,240 New
SGAM
25
Steinberg Global Asset Management
Florida
$17.5M +$17M +431,188 New

USMV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

145 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.61B — up 42% from $1.14B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new USMV positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was State Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $163M. The largest seller was Allstate Corporation, cutting an estimated $150M.

  • 145 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) as of Q4 2014, up from 114 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.61B of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was State Street, an estimated $163M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Allstate Corporation, an estimated $150M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.