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iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

901 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.7B invested in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 70 funds opening new positions, 353 increasing their positions, 357 reducing their positions, and 64 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

286% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $22.7M | Put options by funds: $5.86M

1.46% more ownership

Funds ownership: 65.44%66.9% (+1.5%)

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 64

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.1B → $22.7B (+$596M)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 902901 (-1)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 353 | Existing positions reduced: 357

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 220211 (-9)

Holders
901
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.11%
% of All Funds
18.18%
Holding in Top 10
211
Holding in Top 10 Change
-9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4.09%
% of All Funds
4.26%
New
70
Increased
353
Reduced
357
Closed
64
Calls
$22.7M
Puts
$5.86M
Net Calls
+$16.8M
Net Calls Change
-$3.57M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.34B -$134M -2,105,708 -5%
RJA
2
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.74B +$46.5M +733,301 +3%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.1B -$29.2M -460,785 -3%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$954M -$31.9M -502,765 -3%
Envestnet Asset Management
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$952M +$85.7M +1,350,591 +10%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$823M -$46.8M -737,132 -5%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$786M -$237M -3,730,298 -23%
RJFSA
8
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$722M +$27.3M +429,470 +4%
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$590M -$74M -1,165,734 -11%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$538M -$28.8M -453,443 -5%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
11
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$519M +$1.03M +16,271 +0.2%
Osaic Holdings
12
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$413M +$28.4M +446,836 +7%
PNC Financial Services Group
13
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$346M -$21.7M -341,381 -6%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$334M -$26.5M -417,199 -7%
Fidelity Investments
15
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$287M +$53.1M +836,238 +23%
US Bancorp
16
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$229M -$10.3M -161,687 -4%
BCM
17
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$222M +$22.5M +354,747 +11%
S
18
SignatureFD
Georgia
$201M +$4.21M +66,328 +2%
Mariner
19
Mariner
Kansas
$192M -$10.9M -171,383 -5%
SEI Investments
20
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$181M +$4.55M +71,686 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$177M +$14.1M +221,585 +9%
CA
22
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$171M -$1.16M -18,205 -0.7%
MFG
23
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$162M +$16.6M +261,883 +11%
M&T Bank
24
M&T Bank
New York
$158M -$8.08M -127,317 -5%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
25
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$135M

USMV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

901 of the 4,957 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $22.7B — up 2.7% from $22.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 70 funds opened new USMV positions and 64 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 353 added to existing stakes and 357 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Two Sigma Investments, adding an estimated $91.4M. The largest seller was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), cutting an estimated $249M.

  • 901 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) as of Q3 2020, down from 902 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $22.7B of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q3 2020, up 2.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 70 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 64 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $91.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q3 2020 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $249M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.