iShares Russell 2000 ETF
1,080 hedge funds and large institutions have $35.8B invested in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 108 funds opening new positions, 404 increasing their positions, 419 reducing their positions, and 87 closing their positions.
24% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 108 | Existing positions closed: 87
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $34.7B → $35.8B (+$1.06B)
0.53% more ownership
Funds ownership: 91.72% → 92.25% (+0.53%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,075 → 1,080 (+5)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 404 | Existing positions reduced: 419
12% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 184 → 162 (-22)
69% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.4B | Put options by funds: $33.9B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$2.46B |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$1.12B |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$648M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$384M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$373M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$1.61B |
| 2 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$412M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$341M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$263M |
| 5 |
DCM
Discovery Capital Management
South Norwalk,
Connecticut
|
-$255M |
IWM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
1,080 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $35.8B — up 3.1% from $34.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 108 funds opened new IWM positions and 87 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 404 added to existing stakes and 419 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $2.46B. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $1.61B.
- 1,080 institutional investors held iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) as of Q1 2017, up from 1,075 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $35.8B of iShares Russell 2000 ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 108 funds opened new iShares Russell 2000 ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 87 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
- The largest iShares Russell 2000 ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $2.46B added.
- The largest iShares Russell 2000 ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Citigroup, an estimated $1.61B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.