iShares US Equity Factor ETF
LRGF
11 hedge funds and large institutions have $65M invested in iShares US Equity Factor ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 0 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
300% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 1
38% more funds holding
Funds holding: 8 → 11 (+3)
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $57.8M → $65M (+$7.18M)
11.83% less ownership
Funds ownership: 102.45% → 90.62% (-12%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VFS
VSR Financial Services
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$2.67M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$1.57M |
| 3 |
AIG
American International Group
New York
|
+$818K |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$631K |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$257K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$5K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
BlackRock
New York
| $43.6M | – | – | – |
|
|
2
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
| $14.3M | +$631K | +27,456 | +5% |
|
|
VFS
3
VSR Financial Services
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $3.25M | +$2.67M | +116,380 | +685% |
|
|
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $1.67M | +$1.57M | +68,518 | New |
|
|
AIG
5
American International Group
New York
| $995K | +$818K | +35,613 | +681% |
|
|
6
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $655K | +$257K | +11,197 | +71% |
|
|
MFS
7
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| $221K | +$2.37K | +103 | +1% |
|
8
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $114K | +$108K | +4,699 | New |
|
|
LTFS
9
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $59K | +$207 | +9 | +0.4% |
|
|
IA
10
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| $51K | +$37.3K | +1,623 | New |
|
|
WA
11
WFG Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
| $7K | +$6.92K | +301 | New |
|
|
TRCT
12
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$5K | -200 | Closed |
|
LRGF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
11 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $65M — up 12% from $57.8M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new LRGF positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.
The largest buyer was VSR Financial Services, adding an estimated $2.67M. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), exiting entirely with an estimated $5K sold.
- 11 institutional investors held iShares US Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) as of Q1 2016, up from 8 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $65M of iShares US Equity Factor ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new iShares US Equity Factor ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 1 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest iShares US Equity Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was VSR Financial Services, an estimated $2.67M added.
- The largest iShares US Equity Factor ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $5K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.