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iShares Micro-Cap ETF
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208 hedge funds and large institutions have $409M invested in iShares Micro-Cap ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

610% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.02M | Put options by funds: $144K

2.94% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.28% → 51.34% (-2.9%)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 237 → 208 (-29)

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $513M → $409M (-$104M)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 70

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

58% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 43

Holders
208
Holders Change
-29
Holders Change %
-12.24%
% of All Funds
2.79%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
18
Increased
55
Reduced
70
Closed
43
Calls
$1.02M
Puts
$144K
Net Calls
+$879K
Net Calls Change
-$516K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$11.8M
2
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$7.68M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$5.21M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$4.73M
5
PAG
Private Advisory Group
Washington
+$4.17M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AA
Alesco Advisors
New York
-$13.6M
2
TCM
TABR Capital Management
California
-$11.6M
3
TFF
The Family Firm
Maryland
-$6.25M
4
PAS
Park Avenue Securities
New York
-$5.35M
5
MOACM
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
-$4.57M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citadel Advisors
26
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$4.3M +$4.73M +37,936 +4,505%
MMRF
27
Michelson Medical Research Foundation
California
$3.92M – – –
FF
28
Finley Financial
Nevada
$3.83M +$28K +225 +0.7%
JIC
29
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$3.28M -$52.5K -421 -1%
WP
30
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
$3.26M +$20.9K +168 +0.6%
Cetera Investment Advisers
31
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$3.23M -$775K -6,218 -18%
EA
32
Efficient Advisors
Ohio
$2.62M -$733K -5,880 -20%
RIA
33
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$2.6M +$5.11K +41 +0.2%
CTA
34
Camelot Technology Advisors
California
$2.55M -$105K -840 -4%
Jane Street
35
Jane Street
New York
$2.44M +$2.74M +22,012 New
KCM
36
Kendall Capital Management
Maryland
$2.4M -$56.1K -450 -2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
37
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.26M +$322K +2,580 +14%
KAS
38
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$2.25M +$42.2K +339 +2%
IFWM
39
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$2.24M +$1.51M +12,079 +149%
Stifel Financial
40
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.23M -$715K -5,739 -22%
SI
41
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$2.17M – – –
HighTower Advisors
42
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.16M +$35.4K +284 +1%
Goldman Sachs
43
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.11M +$642K +5,152 +37%
GS
44
GTS Securities
New York
$2.02M +$2.27M +18,178 New
TYCC
45
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.96M +$566K +4,542 +35%
TFF
46
The Family Firm
Maryland
$1.94M -$6.25M -50,155 -74%
NFW
47
Noble Family Wealth
Florida
$1.94M -$177K -1,418 -8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
48
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.67M +$511K +4,101 +38%
ITIM
49
Indiana Trust & Investment Management
Indiana
$1.63M – – –
RIM
50
Rockbridge Investment Management
New York
$1.6M -$84.2K -676 -4%
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IWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

208 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $409M — down 20% from $513M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 43 funds closed out of IWC and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 25 holders — while 70 trimmed existing stakes and 55 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $11.8M. The largest seller was Alesco Advisors, cutting an estimated $13.6M.

  • 208 institutional investors held iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) as of Q1 2025, down from 237 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $409M of iShares Micro-Cap ETF stock for Q1 2025, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new iShares Micro-Cap ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 43 closed out, a net change of -25 holders.
  • The largest iShares Micro-Cap ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $11.8M added.
  • The largest iShares Micro-Cap ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Alesco Advisors, an estimated $13.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.