iShares Russell 1000 ETF
701 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.6B invested in iShares Russell 1000 ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 135 funds opening new positions, 256 increasing their positions, 150 reducing their positions, and 62 closing their positions.
3,054% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $26M | Put options by funds: $824K
118% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 135 | Existing positions closed: 62
71% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 256 | Existing positions reduced: 150
35% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 71 → 96 (+25)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 636 → 701 (+65)
4.72% more ownership
Funds ownership: 73.96% → 78.68% (+4.7%)
13% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $15.6B → $13.6B (-$2.02B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$537M |
| 2 |
NMIFOAC
National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives
Tokyo, Japan,
Japan
|
+$418M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$207M |
| 4 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$185M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$144M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$2.28B |
| 2 |
QI
QS Investors
New York
|
-$481M |
| 3 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$250M |
| 4 |
HHGA
Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors
Long Beach,
California
|
-$101M |
| 5 |
AC
Allstate Corporation
Northbrook,
Illinois
|
-$72.9M |
IWB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
701 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $13.6B — down 13% from $15.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 135 funds opened new IWB positions and 62 closed out — a net gain of 73 holders — while 256 added to existing stakes and 150 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $537M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $2.28B.
- 701 institutional investors held iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB) as of Q4 2018, up from 636 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $13.6B of iShares Russell 1000 ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 135 funds opened new iShares Russell 1000 ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 62 closed out, a net change of +73 holders.
- The largest iShares Russell 1000 ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $537M added.
- The largest iShares Russell 1000 ETF seller in Q4 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $2.28B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.