iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
403 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.96B invested in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 81 funds opening new positions, 148 increasing their positions, 108 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.
161% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 81 | Existing positions closed: 31
38% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 29 (+8)
37% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 148 | Existing positions reduced: 108
25% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.16B → $3.96B (+$796M)
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 363 → 403 (+40)
6.7% more ownership
Funds ownership: 57.47% → 64.17% (+6.7%)
68% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $20.6M | Put options by funds: $63.7M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$190M |
| 2 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$34.3M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$32.7M |
| 4 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$31.5M |
| 5 |
TCT
TIAA CREF Trust
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$27.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CM
Churchill Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$86.9M |
| 2 |
LAM
Lapides Asset Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$23M |
| 3 |
M&T Bank
Buffalo,
New York
|
-$9.82M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$9.14M |
| 5 |
SCM
Shapiro Capital Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$8.5M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LWCFA
426
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$84K | -893 | Closed |
|
|
PMFA
427
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Southfield,
Michigan
| – | -$57K | -605 | Closed |
|
|
PTC
428
Private Trust Company
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$54K | -576 | Closed |
|
|
EWM
429
Elite Wealth Management
Kirkland,
Washington
| – | -$37K | -400 | Closed |
|
|
ECM
430
Exchange Capital Management
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
| – | -$30K | -325 | Closed |
|
|
EIM
431
Emerson Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$26K | -275 | Closed |
|
432
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
| – | -$24K | -260 | Closed |
|
|
SCA
433
Strategic Capital Alternatives
Gig Harbor,
United States
| – | -$15K | -159 | Closed |
|
|
AF
434
Arrow Financial
Glens Falls,
New York
| – | -$6K | -65 | Closed |
|
435
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$98 | +1 | New |
|
IWN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
403 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (IWN) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $3.96B — up 25% from $3.16B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 81 funds opened new IWN positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 50 holders — while 148 added to existing stakes and 108 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $190M. The largest seller was Churchill Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $86.9M sold.
- 403 institutional investors held iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (IWN) as of Q4 2014, up from 363 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $3.96B of iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 81 funds opened new iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 31 closed out, a net change of +50 holders.
- The largest iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $190M added.
- The largest iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Churchill Management, an estimated $86.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.