iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
689 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.4B invested in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 235 increasing their positions, 255 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.
109% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 34
22% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.4M | Put options by funds: $7.71M
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 665 → 689 (+24)
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18.5B → $18.4B (-$37.7M)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 235 | Existing positions reduced: 255
6% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 119 → 112 (-7)
9.46% less ownership
Funds ownership: 252.06% → 242.61% (-9.5%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$90.5M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$59.5M |
| 3 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$33.2M |
| 4 |
SF
Synovus Financial
Columbus,
Georgia
|
+$31M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$29.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$260M |
| 2 |
BL
Balentine LLC
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$252M |
| 3 |
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Seattle,
Washington
|
-$205M |
| 4 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$53.1M |
| 5 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$40.7M |
IWF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
689 of the 3,759 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $18.4B — down 0.2% from $18.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new IWF positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 235 added to existing stakes and 255 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Raymond James & Associates, adding an estimated $90.5M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $260M.
- 689 institutional investors held iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) as of Q3 2016, up from 665 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $18.4B of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF stock for Q3 2016, down 0.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 71 funds opened new iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 34 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
- The largest iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $90.5M added.
- The largest iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF seller in Q3 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $260M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.