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iShares Micro-Cap ETF
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170 hedge funds and large institutions have $384M invested in iShares Micro-Cap ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.39% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.35% → 48.96% (-0.39%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 175 → 170 (-5)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $435M → $384M (-$50.3M)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 21

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 54

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
170
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.86%
% of All Funds
3.73%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
18
Increased
43
Reduced
54
Closed
21
Calls
$538K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$538K
Net Calls Change
+$659K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FMC
First Merchants Corp
Indiana
+$8.35M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$2.52M
3
AFG
Arkansas Financial Group
Arkansas
+$1.87M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.69M
5
AAS
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
+$1.39M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AA
Alesco Advisors
New York
-$11.8M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$6.49M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$4.99M
4
BFPW
BOK Financial Private Wealth
Colorado
-$2.42M
5
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$2.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RFWA
151
RPg Family Wealth Advisory
Massachusetts
$11.5K +$11.7K +130 New
SFA
152
Semmax Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$10K – – –
MCM
153
McMillion Capital Management
North Carolina
$9K – – –
US Bancorp
154
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$9K – – –
BWP
155
Baldwin Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$8K +$7.81K +87 New
IA
156
IFP Advisors
Florida
$8K +$8.44K +94 New
FANJ
157
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$7K – – –
PCFFS
158
Pacific Center for Financial Services
California
$7K – – –
CIAS
159
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$6K – – –
FAAS
160
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$5K +$4.85K +54 New
AF
161
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$4K – – –
TRCT
162
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$4K – – –
GI
163
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$3K – – –
CFGS
164
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$2K -$7.72K -86 -78%
RFA
165
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$2K – – –
THWM
166
Taylor Hoffman Wealth Management
Virginia
$2K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
167
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2K +$1.98K +22 New
HGWM
168
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
VFA
169
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$1K – – –
AA
170
Alesco Advisors
New York
– -$11.8M -126,657 Closed
GLLW
171
Graves Light Lenhart Wealth
Virginia
– -$671K -7,202 Closed
Stifel Financial
172
Stifel Financial
Missouri
– -$592K -6,361 Closed
CWS
173
Cypress Wealth Services
California
– -$406K -4,362 Closed
RCAG
174
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
– -$402K -4,313 Closed
TW
175
Transform Wealth
Colorado
– -$394K -4,229 Closed
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IWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

170 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $384M — down 12% from $435M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of IWC and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 54 trimmed existing stakes and 43 added.

The largest buyer was First Merchants Corp, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.35M. The largest seller was Alesco Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.8M sold.

  • 170 institutional investors held iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) as of Q3 2019, down from 175 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $384M of iShares Micro-Cap ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new iShares Micro-Cap ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 21 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares Micro-Cap ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was First Merchants Corp, an estimated $8.35M added.
  • The largest iShares Micro-Cap ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Alesco Advisors, an estimated $11.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.