iShares Micro-Cap ETF
149 hedge funds and large institutions have $567M invested in iShares Micro-Cap ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 13
66% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $27.1M | Put options by funds: $16.3M
20% more funds holding
Funds holding: 124 → 149 (+25)
19% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $478M → $567M (+$89.1M)
14% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 8 (+1)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 42
0.78% less ownership
Funds ownership: 57.29% → 56.51% (-0.78%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
QI
QS Investors
New York
|
+$13.3M |
| 2 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$7.59M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$7.53M |
| 4 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$6.4M |
| 5 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$4.23M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$17.5M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$4.2M |
| 3 |
FAAM
First Allied Asset Management
San Diego,
California
|
-$3.26M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$3.11M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$2.1M |
IWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
149 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $567M — up 19% from $478M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new IWC positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.
The largest buyer was QS Investors, adding an estimated $13.3M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $17.5M.
- 149 institutional investors held iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) as of Q4 2014, up from 124 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $567M of iShares Micro-Cap ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new iShares Micro-Cap ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
- The largest iShares Micro-Cap ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was QS Investors, an estimated $13.3M added.
- The largest iShares Micro-Cap ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $17.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.