iShares Russell 2000 ETF
1,480 hedge funds and large institutions have $43.1B invested in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 118 funds opening new positions, 474 increasing their positions, 666 reducing their positions, and 99 closing their positions.
19% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 118 | Existing positions closed: 99
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $42.1B → $43.1B (+$974M)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,477 → 1,480 (+3)
4% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 152 → 146 (-6)
4.66% less ownership
Funds ownership: 116.03% → 111.37% (-4.7%)
29% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 474 | Existing positions reduced: 666
58% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $17.8B | Put options by funds: $42.7B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.37B |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$345M |
| 3 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$323M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$320M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$258M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.45B |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.27B |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$971M |
| 4 |
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
|
-$189M |
| 5 |
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
|
-$188M |
IWM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review
1,480 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $43.1B — up 2.3% from $42.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 118 funds opened new IWM positions and 99 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 474 added to existing stakes and 666 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Barclays, adding an estimated $1.37B. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $1.45B.
- 1,480 institutional investors held iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) as of Q3 2020, up from 1,477 in Q2 2020.
- Funds reported $43.1B of iShares Russell 2000 ETF stock for Q3 2020, up 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 118 funds opened new iShares Russell 2000 ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 99 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest iShares Russell 2000 ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was Barclays, an estimated $1.37B added.
- The largest iShares Russell 2000 ETF seller in Q3 2020 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.45B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.