iShares Russell 1000 ETF
621 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.5B invested in iShares Russell 1000 ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 181 increasing their positions, 239 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.
259% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $17.6M | Put options by funds: $4.9M
17% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 42
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 615 → 621 (+6)
0.27% more ownership
Funds ownership: 73.97% → 74.24% (+0.27%)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $15.1B → $14.5B (-$649M)
6% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 80 → 75 (-5)
24% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 181 | Existing positions reduced: 239
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$179M |
| 2 |
DLIC
Daido Life Insurance Company
Osaka,
Japan
|
+$124M |
| 3 |
DILIC
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$124M |
| 4 |
Jones Financial Companies
Des Peres,
Missouri
|
+$82.9M |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$50.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
QI
QS Investors
New York
|
-$401M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$284M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$72.3M |
| 4 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
-$54.8M |
| 5 |
LWMT
Legacy Wealth Management (Tennessee)
Memphis,
Tennessee
|
-$54.4M |
IWB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
621 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $14.5B — down 4.3% from $15.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new IWB positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 181 added to existing stakes and 239 trimmed.
The largest buyer was HSBC Holdings, adding an estimated $179M. The largest seller was QS Investors, cutting an estimated $401M.
- 621 institutional investors held iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB) as of Q1 2018, up from 615 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $14.5B of iShares Russell 1000 ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 49 funds opened new iShares Russell 1000 ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 42 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest iShares Russell 1000 ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was HSBC Holdings, an estimated $179M added.
- The largest iShares Russell 1000 ETF seller in Q1 2018 was QS Investors, an estimated $401M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.