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iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

972 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.1B invested in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 319 increasing their positions, 432 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,039% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $23.9M | Put options by funds: $2.1M

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 52

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 969972 (+3)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.7B → $18.1B (-$608M)

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 147139 (-8)

6.66% less ownership

Funds ownership: 73.65%66.99% (-6.7%)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 319 | Existing positions reduced: 432

Holders
972
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+0.31%
% of All Funds
17.02%
Holding in Top 10
139
Holding in Top 10 Change
-8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.44%
% of All Funds
2.43%
New
69
Increased
319
Reduced
432
Closed
52
Calls
$23.9M
Puts
$2.1M
Net Calls
+$21.8M
Net Calls Change
-$1.41M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RJA
1
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.29B +$62.8M +824,242 +3%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.68B -$53.8M -706,160 -3%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.14B +$4.53M +59,412 +0.4%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$650M -$21.5M -282,204 -3%
Envestnet Asset Management
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$538M +$5.69M +74,766 +1%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$516M -$16.6M -218,424 -3%
Fidelity Investments
7
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$475M +$40.3M +528,433 +9%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$454M -$12.6M -165,525 -3%
RJFSA
9
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$445M -$31.3M -411,547 -6%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$425M -$19.7M -258,262 -4%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$423M -$51.7M -678,106 -11%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
12
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$319M -$32.4M -424,725 -9%
PNC Financial Services Group
13
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$287M -$10.9M -143,185 -4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$248M -$9.25M -121,406 -3%
SEI Investments
15
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$219M -$7.3M -95,829 -3%
Osaic Holdings
16
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$198M -$39M -511,420 -16%
CA
17
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$183M +$49.5M +649,943 +35%
HI
18
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$181M +$44.7M +587,006 +31%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$179M +$1.23M +16,149 +0.7%
US Bancorp
20
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$152M -$16M -210,657 -9%
Allianz Asset Management
21
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$150M +$41.5M +545,291 +37%
CFA
22
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$135M -$5.21M -68,421 -4%
CPO
23
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$129M +$3.2M +42,002 +2%
BCM
24
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$123M +$3.13M +41,143 +3%
SAM
25
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$118M -$3.61M -47,460 -3%

USMV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

972 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $18.1B — down 3.3% from $18.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 69 funds opened new USMV positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 319 added to existing stakes and 432 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Raymond James & Associates, adding an estimated $62.8M. The largest seller was Kelly Financial Services, cutting an estimated $2.08B.

  • 972 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) as of Q3 2021, up from 969 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $18.1B of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q3 2021, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 69 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 52 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $62.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Kelly Financial Services, an estimated $2.08B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.