iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
477 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.51B invested in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 154 increasing their positions, 154 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
22% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 37
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.09B → $5.51B (+$427M)
3% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 29 → 30 (+1)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 474 → 477 (+3)
0.39% more ownership
Funds ownership: 64.09% → 64.49% (+0.39%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 154 | Existing positions reduced: 154
64% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $13.5M | Put options by funds: $37.3M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$101M |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$42.5M |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$15.1M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$12.9M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$11M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$27.6M |
| 2 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$20M |
| 3 |
Baird Financial Group
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$16.7M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$11.1M |
| 5 |
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
Englewood,
New Jersey
|
-$10.8M |
IWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
477 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (IWO) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $5.51B — up 8.4% from $5.09B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new IWO positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 154 added to existing stakes and 154 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $101M. The largest seller was Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, cutting an estimated $27.6M.
- 477 institutional investors held iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (IWO) as of Q3 2017, up from 474 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $5.51B of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 45 funds opened new iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 37 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $101M added.
- The largest iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, an estimated $27.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.