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iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

1,147 hedge funds and large institutions have $22B invested in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 101 funds opening new positions, 421 increasing their positions, 477 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

152% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.55M | Put options by funds: $617K

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 101 | Existing positions closed: 73

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.8B → $22B (+$1.19B)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,1271,147 (+20)

1.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.81%75.41% (+1.6%)

7% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 137128 (-9)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 421 | Existing positions reduced: 477

Holders
1,147
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+1.77%
% of All Funds
18.01%
Holding in Top 10
128
Holding in Top 10 Change
-9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-6.57%
% of All Funds
2.01%
New
101
Increased
421
Reduced
477
Closed
73
Calls
$1.55M
Puts
$617K
Net Calls
+$936K
Net Calls Change
-$1.46M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.06B +$9.33M +127,633 +0.3%
Envestnet Asset Management
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.02B +$127M +1,731,554 +7%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.31B +$356M +4,866,003 +38%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.26B +$82.7M +1,131,153 +7%
RJA
5
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.18B -$562M -7,685,562 -33%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$756M +$1.34M +18,271 +0.2%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$605M -$14.9M -204,206 -2%
Mercer Global Advisors
8
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$459M +$59.7M +816,830 +15%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
9
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$398M +$17.3M +237,189 +5%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$363M +$8.51M +116,394 +2%
APF
11
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
$351M +$345M +4,721,904 New
RJFSA
12
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$348M +$31.6M +432,897 +10%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$344M -$24.1M -329,835 -7%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$332M -$13.2M -180,502 -4%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
15
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$270M +$363K +4,965 +0.1%
PNC Financial Services Group
16
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$255M -$19.5M -266,212 -7%
FCBT
17
First Citizens Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$240M -$1.02M -14,022 -0.4%
JP Morgan Chase
18
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$235M +$64.6M +883,786 +39%
Osaic Holdings
19
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$234M -$6.84M -93,622 -3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
20
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$226M -$4.35M -59,547 -2%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
21
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$214M -$13.7M -187,836 -6%
SEI Investments
22
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$212M -$5.57M -76,162 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$148M +$3.17M +43,323 +2%
AssetMark Inc
24
AssetMark Inc
California
$121M +$711K +9,724 +0.6%
US Bancorp
25
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$119M -$8.6M -117,683 -7%

USMV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

1,147 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $22B — up 5.7% from $20.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 101 funds opened new USMV positions and 73 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 421 added to existing stakes and 477 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $356M. The largest seller was Raymond James & Associates, cutting an estimated $562M.

  • 1,147 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) as of Q2 2023, up from 1,127 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $22B of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q2 2023, up 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 101 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q2 2023 and 73 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q2 2023 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $356M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q2 2023 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $562M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.