iShares Micro-Cap ETF
125 hedge funds and large institutions have $355M invested in iShares Micro-Cap ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
57% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.23M | Put options by funds: $3.33M
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 43
3.01% less ownership
Funds ownership: 55.05% → 52.04% (-3%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 134 → 125 (-9)
20% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $445M → $355M (-$89.7M)
38% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 21
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$8.35M |
| 2 |
WMG
WESCAP Management Group
Glendale,
California
|
+$4.39M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$3.31M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$3.17M |
| 5 |
AA
Alesco Advisors
Pittsford,
New York
|
+$2.83M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$16.8M |
| 2 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$14.4M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$9.72M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$6.63M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$4.66M |
IWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
125 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $355M — down 20% from $445M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of IWC and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 43 trimmed existing stakes and 43 added.
The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $8.35M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $16.8M.
- 125 institutional investors held iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) as of Q1 2016, down from 134 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $355M of iShares Micro-Cap ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new iShares Micro-Cap ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest iShares Micro-Cap ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $8.35M added.
- The largest iShares Micro-Cap ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $16.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.