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iShares Micro-Cap ETF
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128 hedge funds and large institutions have $438M invested in iShares Micro-Cap ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 35

6.57% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.81% → 55.37% (+6.6%)

1% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.48M | Put options by funds: $1.46M

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 135 → 128 (-7)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $529M → $438M (-$90.4M)

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 21

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 4 (-4)

Holders
128
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-5.19%
% of All Funds
3.57%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
16
Increased
57
Reduced
35
Closed
21
Calls
$1.48M
Puts
$1.46M
Net Calls
+$21K
Net Calls Change
-$150K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$8.51M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$7.89M
3
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
+$6M
4
TFA
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
+$3.51M
5
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$2.43M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
-$9.89M
2
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
-$9.84M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$8.32M
4
HSA
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
-$5.7M
5
SAMC
Spectrum Asset Management (California)
California
-$3.02M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JWS
26
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Arizona
$3.03M -$739K -9,686 -18%
SMC
27
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$2.83M +$79.2K +1,038 +3%
UCFA
28
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$2.69M +$190K +2,488 +7%
BFO
29
Boston Family Office
Massachusetts
$2.45M -$2.29K -30 -0.1%
Envestnet Asset Management
30
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.35M -$8.32M -109,140 -76%
RJFSA
31
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.22M +$2.43M +31,853 New
DBIA
32
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$2.22M -$27.8K -365 -1%
CCM
33
Connective Capital Management
California
$1.92M – – –
CIA
34
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.9M +$135K +1,775 +7%
Jane Street
35
Jane Street
New York
$1.89M +$2.06M +27,052 New
JIC
36
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$1.88M +$124K +1,620 +6%
RJA
37
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.81M +$26K +341 +1%
LPL Financial
38
LPL Financial
California
$1.59M -$160K -2,099 -9%
MFS
39
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.57M +$1.68M +22,033 +5,296%
KT
40
Kanaly Trust
Texas
$1.36M – – –
CL
41
CPWM LLC
Washington
$1.29M +$2.52K +33 +0.2%
GI
42
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$1.29M +$132K +1,733 +10%
MOACM
43
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$1.25M -$1.13M -14,800 -45%
EWM
44
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$1.18M +$120K +1,571 +10%
VFS
45
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$1.17M +$30.9K +405 +2%
BCM
46
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$1.15M – – –
EAM
47
Evanson Asset Management
California
$1.14M +$610 +8 +0%
MCM
48
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$1.14M -$5.34K -70 -0.4%
HH
49
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$1.12M +$294K +3,862 +32%
Bank of New York Mellon
50
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.03M +$121K +1,590 +12%
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IWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

128 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $438M — down 17% from $529M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of IWC and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 57 added.

The largest buyer was Creative Planning, adding an estimated $8.51M. The largest seller was Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, cutting an estimated $9.89M.

  • 128 institutional investors held iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) as of Q3 2015, down from 135 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $438M of iShares Micro-Cap ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares Micro-Cap ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 21 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares Micro-Cap ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Creative Planning, an estimated $8.51M added.
  • The largest iShares Micro-Cap ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, an estimated $9.89M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.