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iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
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389 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.13B invested in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 138 increasing their positions, 135 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.7M | Put options by funds: $13.2M

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 24 → 26 (+2)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 138 | Existing positions reduced: 135

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 36

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 394 → 389 (-5)

3.45% less ownership

Funds ownership: 60.36% → 56.91% (-3.4%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.63B → $3.13B (-$492M)

Holders
389
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-1.27%
% of All Funds
10.86%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8.33%
% of All Funds
0.73%
New
34
Increased
138
Reduced
135
Closed
36
Calls
$14.7M
Puts
$13.2M
Net Calls
+$1.48M
Net Calls Change
+$20.3M

Top Buyers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$42.3M
2
TCT
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
+$31M
3
HIMCH
Hartford Investment Management Co (HIMCO)
Connecticut
+$24.3M
4
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
+$24M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$21.5M

Top Sellers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$64.8M
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$51M
3
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
-$47.8M
4
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$31.6M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$26.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ST
151
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$1.75M +$99.1K +1,033 +6%
Macquarie Group
152
Macquarie Group
Australia
$1.73M -$31.6M -329,100 -94%
AIG
153
American International Group
New York
$1.7M -$354K -3,689 -16%
AG
154
Appleton Group
Wisconsin
$1.68M -$46.5K -484 -3%
BSW
155
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
$1.57M -$531K -5,536 -24%
UCFA
156
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.51M -$194K -2,022 -11%
CCT
157
Chemung Canal Trust
New York
$1.47M – – –
GFG
158
Gray Financial Group
Georgia
$1.47M -$73.3K -764 -4%
VIA
159
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$1.43M +$1.52M +15,880 New
FMT
160
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$1.39M -$755K -7,869 -34%
MIAN
161
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$1.37M +$1.46M +15,240 New
PI
162
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$1.36M +$840K +8,748 +138%
CHC
163
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$1.35M +$8.35K +87 +0.6%
NCMW
164
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$1.32M – – –
RFC
165
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$1.31M -$60.2K -627 -4%
RBA
166
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$1.3M +$224K +2,334 +19%
FUBT
167
First United Bank & Trust
Maryland
$1.27M -$37.4K -390 -3%
BAAM
168
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$1.25M +$531K +5,530 +66%
AB
169
Atlas Brown
Kentucky
$1.23M -$149K -1,551 -10%
FIM
170
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.18M +$391K +4,074 +47%
HighTower Advisors
171
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.15M -$1.26M -13,102 -51%
Janus Henderson Group
172
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$1.15M -$443K -4,614 -27%
FAAS
173
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.15M +$71.2K +742 +6%
Creative Planning
174
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.13M -$233K -2,426 -16%
DA
175
DSC Advisors
Illinois
$1.12M +$340K +3,544 +40%
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IWN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

389 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (IWN) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $3.13B — down 14% from $3.63B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of IWN and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 135 trimmed existing stakes and 138 added.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $42.3M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $64.8M.

  • 389 institutional investors held iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (IWN) as of Q3 2015, down from 394 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $3.13B of iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 36 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Ameriprise, an estimated $42.3M added.
  • The largest iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF seller in Q3 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $64.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.