iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
387 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.66B invested in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 128 increasing their positions, 142 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 128 | Existing positions reduced: 142
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 403 → 387 (-16)
5.13% less ownership
Funds ownership: 64.17% → 59.04% (-5.1%)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.96B → $3.66B (-$295M)
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 29 → 25 (-4)
22% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 49
58% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $12M | Put options by funds: $28.4M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Bailard
Foster City,
California
|
+$59.2M |
| 2 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$38.5M |
| 3 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$35.8M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$28.2M |
| 5 |
SB
Suntrust Banks
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$25.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$201M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$145M |
| 3 |
CC
Curian Capital
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$37.9M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$34.9M |
| 5 |
CPO
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
|
-$29.2M |
IWN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
387 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (IWN) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $3.66B — down 7.5% from $3.96B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 49 funds closed out of IWN and 38 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 142 trimmed existing stakes and 128 added.
The largest buyer was Bailard, adding an estimated $59.2M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $201M.
- 387 institutional investors held iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (IWN) as of Q1 2015, down from 403 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $3.66B of iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 49 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Bailard, an estimated $59.2M added.
- The largest iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $201M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.