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iShares US Equity Factor ETF

115 hedge funds and large institutions have $684M invested in iShares US Equity Factor ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 15

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 46 (+2)

41% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 32

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 104115 (+11)

1.8% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.22%68.02% (+1.8%)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $814M → $684M (-$130M)

Holders
115
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+10.58%
% of All Funds
2.56%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
27
Increased
45
Reduced
32
Closed
15
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GWM
76
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$310K +$223K +7,255 +182%
CBFP
77
Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Ohio
$292K +$322K +10,476 New
VWA
78
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$282K -$26.8K -871 -8%
LWAC
79
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$278K +$36.9K +1,200 +14%
Janney Montgomery Scott
80
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$270K -$22K -716 -7%
FAAS
81
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$265K +$69.4K +2,256 +31%
BF
82
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$265K +$293K +9,530 New
Fiera Capital (Canada)
83
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$254K
GLA
84
Good Life Advisors
Pennsylvania
$254K +$6.25K +203 +2%
Citigroup
85
Citigroup
New York
$236K +$116K +3,781 +81%
HighTower Advisors
86
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$230K -$188K -6,116 -42%
BTS
87
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$228K +$19K +619 +8%
LFPWM
88
Leicht Financial Planning & Wealth Management
New Jersey
$222K -$4.89K -159 -2%
Brown Advisory
89
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$212K
HCA
90
Heck Capital Advisors
Wisconsin
$204K
Wolverine Trading
91
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$202K +$225K +7,302 New
IA
92
IFP Advisors
Florida
$180K -$24.4K -793 -11%
LDFR
93
Lehman & Derafelo Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
$167K +$185K +6,000 New
CIR
94
Clear Investment Research
Georgia
$160K +$30K +974 +20%
MSA
95
Marino Stram & Associates
Massachusetts
$154K +$60.4K +1,964 +56%
IWA
96
Intercontinental Wealth Advisors
Texas
$139K +$153K +4,987 New
NFG
97
Next Financial Group
Texas
$138K +$20.4K +664 +15%
PA
98
Parallel Advisors
California
$135K +$146K +4,742 +4,311%
AF
99
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$115K +$1.26K +41 +1%
QCIG
100
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$100K -$34.6K -1,125 -24%

LRGF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

115 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $684M — down 16% from $814M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new LRGF positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $31.7M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $59.8M.

  • 115 institutional investors held iShares US Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) as of Q4 2018, up from 104 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $684M of iShares US Equity Factor ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new iShares US Equity Factor ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 15 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Equity Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $31.7M added.
  • The largest iShares US Equity Factor ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $59.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.