iShares Russell 2000 ETF
1,856 hedge funds and large institutions have $53.5B invested in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 120 funds opening new positions, 711 increasing their positions, 754 reducing their positions, and 178 closing their positions.
0.31% more ownership
Funds ownership: 106.5% → 106.82% (+0.31%)
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 711 | Existing positions reduced: 754
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,937 → 1,856 (-81)
7% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 208 → 194 (-14)
19% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $66.4B → $53.5B (-$12.9B)
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 120 | Existing positions closed: 178
61% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $20.6B | Put options by funds: $53.2B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$818M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$268M |
| 3 |
Jones Financial Companies
Des Peres,
Missouri
|
+$266M |
| 4 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$245M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$164M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$748M |
| 2 |
AWA
Aaron Wealth Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$634M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$586M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$565M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$361M |
IWM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review
1,856 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $53.5B — down 19% from $66.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 178 funds closed out of IWM and 120 opened new positions — a net loss of 58 holders — while 754 trimmed existing stakes and 711 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $818M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $748M.
- 1,856 institutional investors held iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) as of Q2 2022, down from 1,937 in Q1 2022.
- Funds reported $53.5B of iShares Russell 2000 ETF stock for Q2 2022, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 120 funds opened new iShares Russell 2000 ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 178 closed out, a net change of -58 holders.
- The largest iShares Russell 2000 ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $818M added.
- The largest iShares Russell 2000 ETF seller in Q2 2022 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $748M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.