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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
SFSIG
101
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$82K +$19.6K +636 +27%
PFGIA
102
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$59K -$3.57K -116 -5%
SWP
103
Strategic Wealth Partners
Ohio
$52K
Fidelity Investments
104
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$46K +$28K +910 +123%
PCA
105
Providence Capital Advisors
North Carolina
$38K
PNC Financial Services Group
106
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$28K -$26.5K -861 -46%
KTC
107
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$27K
BAM
108
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$25K
CFD
109
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$16K -$11.8K -384 -40%
FHA
110
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$16K
BBA
111
Braun-Bostich & Associates
Pennsylvania
$12K
APA
112
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$10.3K -$7.23K -235 -39%
BFEC
113
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$10K +$5.05K +164 +84%
MOS
114
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$8K +$9.04K +294 New
NR
115
Newfound Research
Massachusetts
$3K -$4.89K -159 -58%
RI
116
RPTC Inc
Wyoming
-$19.5M -579,533 Closed
Jane Street
117
Jane Street
New York
-$3.34M -99,444 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
118
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.1M -62,501 Closed
FHA
119
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
-$1.54M -45,761 Closed
AA
120
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
-$1.35M -40,229 Closed
CAN
121
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
-$1.02M -30,385 Closed
TRCT
122
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$905K -26,929 Closed
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
123
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$803K -23,875 Closed
CS
124
Comerica Securities
Michigan
-$269K -7,975 Closed
DP
125
Denver PWM
Colorado
-$206K -6,579 Closed

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.