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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
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$955M -$130M -2,783,796 -12%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$347M -$57.6M -1,229,692 -14%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$343M -$11.4M -242,456 -3%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$315M +$21.8M +465,467 +8%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$284M -$36.5M -780,162 -12%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$269M +$241M +5,150,501 +1,082%
NLI
7
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$257M
Citigroup
8
Citigroup
New York
$170M -$82.8M -1,767,617 -33%
State Street
9
State Street
Massachusetts
$166M +$1.77M +37,862 +1%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$159M -$30.3M -647,226 -16%
PNC Financial Services Group
11
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$148M -$16.1M -343,500 -10%
RJFSA
12
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$129M -$5.15M -109,957 -4%
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$122M +$4.97M +106,135 +4%
US Bancorp
14
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$112M -$7.49M -159,911 -6%
CSIA
15
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$108M -$1.21M -25,930 -1%
Mariner
16
Mariner
Kansas
$107M -$25.3M -540,789 -19%
SAM
17
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$83.6M +$2.64M +56,390 +3%
CFA
18
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$81.8M +$300K +6,416 +0.4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$76.5M -$8.56M -182,729 -10%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
20
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$71.3M +$2.66M +56,818 +4%
QI
21
QS Investors
New York
$68.8M +$1.73M +36,848 +3%
SEI Investments
22
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$68.3M -$23.8M -509,157 -26%
Allianz Asset Management
23
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$66.2M -$515 -11 -0%
UCFA
24
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$49.8M -$4.29M -91,590 -8%
AIM
25
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$49.6M -$541K -11,554 -1%

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.