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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
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$150M +$31.7M +1,028,794 +24%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$105M -$59.8M -1,944,562 -34%
BDF
3
Balasa Dinverno & Foltz
$61.1M +$370K +12,028 +0.6%
Commonwealth Equity Services
4
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$41.8M -$3.72M -120,762 -7%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$38.9M +$5.64M +183,368 +15%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$27M +$7.14M +232,080 +31%
CG
7
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$25.9M +$4.46M +144,932 +18%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$16.7M +$1.71M +55,663 +10%
SWM
9
SigFig Wealth Management
California
$11.1M +$1.42M +46,089 +13%
RPGK
10
Retirement Planning Group (Kansas)
Kansas
$9.81M +$10.8M +352,240 New
RJFSA
11
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$9.31M -$13.1M -426,868 -56%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$8.53M +$3.04M +98,776 +45%
PFM
13
Phillips Financial Management
Indiana
$8.43M +$7.55M +245,322 +430%
LWS
14
Lucia Wealth Services
California
$8.02M -$3.15M -102,281 -26%
SLF
15
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$7.92M
LTFS
16
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$7.88M +$3.72M +120,777 +75%
PAG
17
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$7.43M +$194K +6,315 +2%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$7.13M -$3.43M -111,335 -30%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
19
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$6.81M +$7.52M +244,510 New
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.6M +$4.17M +135,453 +134%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$6.28M -$885K -28,752 -11%
TC
22
Trilogy Capital
California
$5.3M -$255K -8,293 -4%
CPO
23
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$5.08M +$870K +28,290 +18%
FFA
24
First Foundation Advisors
California
$4.96M -$2.47M -80,281 -31%
Cerity Partners
25
Cerity Partners
New York
$4.88M -$469K -15,231 -8%

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.