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iShares Micro-Cap ETF
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170 hedge funds and large institutions have $384M invested in iShares Micro-Cap ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.39% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.35% → 48.96% (-0.39%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 175 → 170 (-5)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $435M → $384M (-$50.3M)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 21

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 54

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
170
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.86%
% of All Funds
3.73%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
18
Increased
43
Reduced
54
Closed
21
Calls
$538K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$538K
Net Calls Change
+$659K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FMC
First Merchants Corp
Indiana
+$8.35M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$2.52M
3
AFG
Arkansas Financial Group
Arkansas
+$1.87M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.69M
5
AAS
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
+$1.39M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AA
Alesco Advisors
New York
-$11.8M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$6.49M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$4.99M
4
BFPW
BOK Financial Private Wealth
Colorado
-$2.42M
5
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$2.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Envestnet Asset Management
26
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3.7M -$1.62M -18,010 -30%
LTFS
27
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3.66M -$11.8K -131 -0.3%
WMG
28
WESCAP Management Group
California
$3.52M -$541K -6,027 -13%
RJA
29
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.43M +$247K +2,753 +8%
PA
30
Parkside Advisors
California
$3.37M +$44.5K +495 +1%
SC
31
Schoolcraft Capital
Colorado
$3.29M +$121K +1,352 +4%
LPL Financial
32
LPL Financial
California
$3.14M +$176K +1,954 +6%
RJFSA
33
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$3.06M -$729K -8,121 -19%
BGIM
34
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$2.84M +$943K +10,500 +48%
CPIG
35
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$2.63M +$13.2K +147 +0.5%
HA
36
Harborview Advisors
Maine
$2.6M -$92.2K -1,027 -3%
RIM
37
Ranger Investment Management
Texas
$2.47M – – –
Susquehanna International Group
38
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.35M +$1.69M +18,771 +237%
JMPWA
39
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$2.29M +$461K +5,132 +25%
PWA
40
Physician Wealth Advisors
Utah
$2.16M +$2.07M +23,006 New
CL
41
CPWM LLC
Washington
$2.13M – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
42
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.96M -$2.96K -33 -0.1%
Bank of New York Mellon
43
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.92M -$90.1K -1,003 -4%
SAM
44
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$1.86M -$927K -10,325 -33%
EAM
45
Evanson Asset Management
California
$1.75M – – –
TC
46
TAP Consulting
Missouri
$1.72M +$1.76M +19,542 New
TYCC
47
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.53M +$330K +3,670 +27%
CIA
48
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.49M -$14.8K -165 -1%
RIA
49
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$1.46M +$85.5K +952 +6%
Goldman Sachs
50
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.44M – – –
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IWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

170 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $384M — down 12% from $435M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of IWC and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 54 trimmed existing stakes and 43 added.

The largest buyer was First Merchants Corp, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.35M. The largest seller was Alesco Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.8M sold.

  • 170 institutional investors held iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) as of Q3 2019, down from 175 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $384M of iShares Micro-Cap ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new iShares Micro-Cap ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 21 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares Micro-Cap ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was First Merchants Corp, an estimated $8.35M added.
  • The largest iShares Micro-Cap ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Alesco Advisors, an estimated $11.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.