iShares Micro-Cap ETF
129 hedge funds and large institutions have $444M invested in iShares Micro-Cap ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
66% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 35
1% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.48M | Put options by funds: $1.46M
3% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $52M | Capital outflows: $53.4M
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 136 → 129 (-7)
24% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 21
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 4 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$12M |
| 2 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$8.51M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$7.89M |
| 4 |
Transamerica Financial Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$3.51M |
| 5 |
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$2.43M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
-$9.9M |
| 2 |
Clark Capital Management Group
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$9.8M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$8.32M |
| 4 |
HBK Sorce Advisory
Erie,
Pennsylvania
|
-$5.7M |
| 5 |
Spectrum Asset Management (California)
Newport Beach,
California
|
-$3.02M |
IWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
129 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $444M — down 16% from $529M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of IWC and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 58 added.
The largest buyer was UBS O'Connor, opening a new position worth an estimated $12M. The largest seller was Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, cutting an estimated $9.9M.
- 129 institutional investors held iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) as of Q3 2015, down from 136 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $444M of iShares Micro-Cap ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new iShares Micro-Cap ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 21 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest iShares Micro-Cap ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was UBS O'Connor, an estimated $12M added.
- The largest iShares Micro-Cap ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, an estimated $9.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.