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iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

923 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.5B invested in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 213 funds opening new positions, 377 increasing their positions, 232 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

395% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 213 | Existing positions closed: 43

162% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20.6M | Put options by funds: $7.86M

63% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 377 | Existing positions reduced: 232

21% more funds holding

Funds holding: 765923 (+158)

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 208250 (+42)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.9B → $24.5B (+$1.58B)

0.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.86%65.61% (-0.24%)

Holders
923
Holders Change
+158
Holders Change %
+20.65%
% of All Funds
18.19%
Holding in Top 10
250
Holding in Top 10 Change
+42
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20.19%
% of All Funds
4.93%
New
213
Increased
377
Reduced
232
Closed
43
Calls
$20.6M
Puts
$7.86M
Net Calls
+$12.7M
Net Calls Change
+$9.86M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.53B +$103M +1,598,458 +4%
RJA
2
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.47B +$10.9M +169,332 +0.8%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$1.21B +$357M +5,564,932 +43%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$1.08B +$43.6M +679,042 +4%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.01B +$22.7M +353,345 +2%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$948M -$26.4M -410,985 -3%
Envestnet Asset Management
7
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$834M -$434M -6,764,706 -35%
Ameriprise
8
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$789M +$24.7M +384,774 +3%
RJFSA
9
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$665M +$55.5M +864,036 +9%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$642M -$23.6M -367,093 -4%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
11
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$448M +$91.5M +1,424,892 +26%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
12
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$397M -$8.62M -134,225 -2%
PNC Financial Services Group
13
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$373M +$7.72M +120,194 +2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$357M +$42.6M +663,753 +14%
NLI
15
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$353M
Fidelity Investments
16
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$336M +$65.7M +1,022,555 +25%
KeyBank National Association
17
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$321M +$64.8M +1,008,349 +26%
BCM
18
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$303M +$33.4M +519,939 +13%
AG
19
Advisor Group
Arizona
$294M -$54.3M -845,476 -16%
US Bancorp
20
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$259M -$5M -77,870 -2%
S
21
SignatureFD
Georgia
$255M +$15.4M +239,268 +7%
Mariner
22
Mariner
Kansas
$211M +$6.14M +95,642 +3%
SEI Investments
23
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$187M +$8.14M +126,758 +5%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$183M +$6.79M +105,672 +4%
EMPI
25
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$180M +$11.2M +175,000 +7%

USMV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

923 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $24.5B — up 6.9% from $22.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 213 funds opened new USMV positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 170 holders — while 377 added to existing stakes and 232 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $357M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $434M.

  • 923 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) as of Q4 2019, up from 765 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $24.5B of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 213 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 43 closed out, a net change of +170 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $357M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $434M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.