WisdomTree US SmallCap Dividend Fund
175 hedge funds and large institutions have $741M invested in WisdomTree US SmallCap Dividend Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
230% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 10
64% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 42
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 12 (+3)
24% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $598M → $741M (+$143M)
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 155 → 175 (+20)
1.91% more ownership
Funds ownership: 110.55% → 112.47% (+1.9%)
52% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $783K | Put options by funds: $1.63M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$13.7M |
| 2 |
PCM
Pointe Capital Management
Grosse Pointe Farms,
Michigan
|
+$8.45M |
| 3 |
GIM
Guild Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$8.07M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$7.91M |
| 5 |
JCM
Janney Capital Management
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$7.54M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MWM
Merriman Wealth Management
Seattle,
Washington
|
-$6.45M |
| 2 |
PV
Private Vista
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.98M |
| 3 |
AP
Advisors Preferred
Rockville,
Maryland
|
-$3.8M |
| 4 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.73M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$2.82M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MWM
176
Merriman Wealth Management
Seattle,
Washington
| – | -$6.45M | -257,100 | Closed |
|
|
AP
177
Advisors Preferred
Rockville,
Maryland
| – | -$3.8M | -151,458 | Closed |
|
|
WC
178
Whitnell & Co
Oak Brook,
Illinois
| – | -$1.91M | -76,254 | Closed |
|
179
Millennium Management
New York
| – | -$406K | -16,212 | Closed |
|
180
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$349K | -13,923 | Closed |
|
|
HWM
181
Highwater Wealth Management
Glendale,
Colorado
| – | -$222K | -8,847 | Closed |
|
|
BRWA
182
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Boca Raton,
Florida
| – | -$205K | -8,172 | Closed |
|
|
AA
183
Advisory Alpha
Holland,
Michigan
| – | -$64K | -2,559 | Closed |
|
|
ACM
184
Argentus Capital Management
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$24K | -966 | Closed |
|
|
MWP
185
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$17K | -666 | Closed |
|
DES Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
175 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WisdomTree US SmallCap Dividend Fund (DES) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $741M — up 24% from $598M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new DES positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $13.7M. The largest seller was Merriman Wealth Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.45M sold.
- 175 institutional investors held WisdomTree US SmallCap Dividend Fund (DES) as of Q4 2016, up from 155 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $741M of WisdomTree US SmallCap Dividend Fund stock for Q4 2016, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new WisdomTree US SmallCap Dividend Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
- The largest WisdomTree US SmallCap Dividend Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $13.7M added.
- The largest WisdomTree US SmallCap Dividend Fund seller in Q4 2016 was Merriman Wealth Management, an estimated $6.45M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.