iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
763 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.9B invested in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 112 funds opening new positions, 280 increasing their positions, 243 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
273% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 112 | Existing positions closed: 30
26% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.34M | Put options by funds: $5.01M
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 280 | Existing positions reduced: 243
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 689 → 763 (+74)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18.4B → $19.9B (+$1.45B)
2.75% more ownership
Funds ownership: 242.61% → 245.36% (+2.7%)
2% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 112 → 114 (+2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$278M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$140M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$72.3M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$70.3M |
| 5 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$65.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
QI
QS Investors
New York
|
-$48.7M |
| 2 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$43.1M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$32.4M |
| 4 |
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
|
-$27.9M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$24.4M |
IWF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
763 of the 4,008 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $19.9B — up 7.9% from $18.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 112 funds opened new IWF positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 82 holders — while 280 added to existing stakes and 243 trimmed.
The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $278M. The largest seller was QS Investors, cutting an estimated $48.7M.
- 763 institutional investors held iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) as of Q4 2016, up from 689 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $19.9B of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 112 funds opened new iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 30 closed out, a net change of +82 holders.
- The largest iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $278M added.
- The largest iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF seller in Q4 2016 was QS Investors, an estimated $48.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.