iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
722 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.85B invested in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 147 funds opening new positions, 190 increasing their positions, 206 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
425% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 147 | Existing positions closed: 28
30% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 30 (+7)
18% more funds holding
Funds holding: 613 → 722 (+109)
18% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $37.3M | Put options by funds: $31.7M
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.33B → $6.85B (+$517M)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 190 | Existing positions reduced: 206
2.51% less ownership
Funds ownership: 72.26% → 69.75% (-2.5%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Truist Financial
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$176M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$44.6M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$33.4M |
| 4 |
NFG
Noven Financial Group
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$25.3M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$13.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
M&T Bank
Buffalo,
New York
|
-$136M |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$123M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$109M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$52.6M |
| 5 |
CAN
Cetera Advisor Networks
El Segundo,
California
|
-$32.5M |
IWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
722 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (IWO) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $6.85B — up 8.2% from $6.33B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 147 funds opened new IWO positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 119 holders — while 190 added to existing stakes and 206 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Truist Financial, adding an estimated $176M. The largest seller was M&T Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $136M sold.
- 722 institutional investors held iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (IWO) as of Q4 2019, up from 613 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $6.85B of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 147 funds opened new iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 28 closed out, a net change of +119 holders.
- The largest iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Truist Financial, an estimated $176M added.
- The largest iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF seller in Q4 2019 was M&T Bank, an estimated $136M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.