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iShares Micro-Cap ETF
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135 hedge funds and large institutions have $570M invested in iShares Micro-Cap ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

65% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.2M | Put options by funds: $3.15M

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 11

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 130 → 135 (+5)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 43

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $593M → $570M (-$22.7M)

3.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.34% → 51.14% (-3.2%)

Holders
135
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+3.85%
% of All Funds
3.88%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
17
Increased
44
Reduced
43
Closed
11
Calls
$5.2M
Puts
$3.15M
Net Calls
+$2.05M
Net Calls Change
+$3.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
QI
QS Investors
New York
+$5.57M
2
TAIM
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
+$4.7M
3
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
+$3.31M
4
FAAM
First Allied Asset Management
California
+$3.24M
5
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
+$1.99M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$14.8M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$5.89M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$3.93M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$3.43M
5
FIG
FundX Investment Group
California
-$3.36M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JIC
51
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$1.35M +$275K +3,752 +27%
BCM
52
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$1.26M – – –
VFS
53
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$1.25M +$67.8K +925 +6%
MCM
54
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$1.22M – – –
MC
55
Martin & Co
Tennessee
$1.15M +$12.5K +170 +1%
GI
56
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$1.1M -$49.3K -673 -4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
57
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.09M +$1.05M +14,333 New
CA
58
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.08M +$66.1K +902 +7%
EAM
59
Evanson Asset Management
California
$987K – – –
FAAS
60
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$966K +$424K +5,782 +84%
Jane Street
61
Jane Street
New York
$858K -$4.62K -63 -0.6%
VKH
62
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$842K +$810K +11,056 New
LTFS
63
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$741K +$11.9K +162 +2%
MBT
64
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$720K -$198K -2,705 -22%
Natixis Advisors
65
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$703K +$42.2K +576 +7%
PPA
66
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$683K +$261K +3,562 +66%
PGA
67
Portland Global Advisors
Maine
$678K -$14.7K -200 -2%
TCM
68
Twele Capital Management
Minnesota
$642K – – –
CCM
69
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$636K -$40.2K -549 -6%
EWM
70
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$634K -$56.6K -773 -8%
AIG
71
American International Group
New York
$632K -$543K -7,412 -47%
EWM
72
Evermay Wealth Management
Virginia
$587K -$273K -3,726 -33%
Bank of New York Mellon
73
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$561K +$36.3K +495 +7%
BCM
74
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$548K -$799K -10,900 -60%
1GA
75
1st Global Advisors
Texas
$488K – – –
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IWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

135 of the 3,480 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $570M — down 3.8% from $593M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new IWC positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was QS Investors, adding an estimated $5.57M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $14.8M.

  • 135 institutional investors held iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) as of Q2 2014, up from 130 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $570M of iShares Micro-Cap ETF stock for Q2 2014, down 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares Micro-Cap ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares Micro-Cap ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was QS Investors, an estimated $5.57M added.
  • The largest iShares Micro-Cap ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Citigroup, an estimated $14.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.