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iShares Micro-Cap ETF
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175 hedge funds and large institutions have $435M invested in iShares Micro-Cap ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

0.61% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.96% → 49.35% (-0.61%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $439M → $435M (-$4.77M)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 184 → 175 (-9)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 24

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 65

30% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $280K | Put options by funds: $401K

Holders
175
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-4.89%
% of All Funds
3.8%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
19
Increased
49
Reduced
65
Closed
24
Calls
$280K
Puts
$401K
Net Calls
-$121K
Net Calls Change
-$651K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AAS
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
+$6.5M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$5.67M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$2.94M
4
BGIM
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
+$2.01M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.42M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JPLA
Joseph P. Lucia & Associates
New York
-$9.75M
2
MFM
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
-$9.08M
3
HC
Henshaw Capital
Massachusetts
-$3.43M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$2.68M
5
BFPW
BOK Financial Private Wealth
Colorado
-$1.88M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
151
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$23K – – –
IFAM
152
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$23K – – –
GWMIA
153
Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory
Florida
$16K – – –
GTAM
154
Global Trust Asset Management
Florida
$15K +$927 +10 +7%
PFGIA
155
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$14K – – –
NFG
156
Next Financial Group
Texas
$13K – – –
SFA
157
Semmax Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$11K -$13.3K -143 -55%
CFGS
158
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$10K +$8.16K +88 +400%
MCM
159
McMillion Capital Management
North Carolina
$10K +$9.46K +102 New
US Bancorp
160
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$9K -$9.55K -103 -51%
AAP
161
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$8K +$7.79K +84 New
FANJ
162
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$7K – – –
PCFFS
163
Pacific Center for Financial Services
California
$7K – – –
CIAS
164
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$6K -$278 -3 -4%
AF
165
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$5K – – –
ME
166
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
$5K – – –
TRCT
167
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$4K – – –
GI
168
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$3K – – –
RFA
169
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$3K – – –
THWM
170
Taylor Hoffman Wealth Management
Virginia
$2K – – –
MIM
171
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$1K – – –
VFA
172
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$1K +$649 +7 New
DWM
173
Doyle Wealth Management
Florida
$1K +$1.48K +16 New
HC
174
Henshaw Capital
Massachusetts
– -$3.43M -37,000 Closed
BIM
175
Bridges Investment Management
Nebraska
– -$1.64M -17,706 Closed
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IWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

175 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $435M — down 1.1% from $439M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of IWC and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 65 trimmed existing stakes and 49 added.

The largest buyer was Avantax Advisory Services, adding an estimated $6.5M. The largest seller was Joseph P. Lucia & Associates, cutting an estimated $9.75M.

  • 175 institutional investors held iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) as of Q2 2019, down from 184 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $435M of iShares Micro-Cap ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares Micro-Cap ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 24 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares Micro-Cap ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Avantax Advisory Services, an estimated $6.5M added.
  • The largest iShares Micro-Cap ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Joseph P. Lucia & Associates, an estimated $9.75M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.