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iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF
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74 hedge funds and large institutions have $633M invested in iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 2

191% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 11

87% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $338M → $633M (+$295M)

45% more funds holding

Funds holding: 51 → 74 (+23)

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 8 (+2)

22.16% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.29% → 74.44% (+22%)

Holders
74
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+45.1%
% of All Funds
2.07%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
26
Increased
32
Reduced
11
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$29.5M
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$23.3M
3
QI
QS Investors
New York
+$20.8M
4
HA
Harfst & Associates
Wyoming
+$18.6M
5
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
+$18.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CAN
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
-$4.73M
2
HP
HT Partners
Connecticut
-$4.54M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$4.19M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$697K
5
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$644K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Janney Montgomery Scott
51
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$429K +$450K +6,286 New
Brown Advisory
52
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$399K +$418K +5,846 New
JMPWA
53
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$399K +$419K +5,855 New
CCFCSB
54
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank
Massachusetts
$386K +$405K +5,660 New
ICM
55
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$363K +$37.8K +528 +11%
VKH
56
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$344K +$361K +5,038 New
AIG
57
American International Group
New York
$332K +$185K +2,581 +113%
PAM
58
Peak Asset Management
Colorado
$312K +$328K +4,577 New
BHB
59
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$301K – – –
ICAS
60
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$255K +$268K +3,743 New
BIM
61
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$203K +$213K +2,973 New
CA
62
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$201K +$210K +2,929 New
HCMT
63
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$132K -$429 -6 -0.3%
ACM
64
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$93K +$97.5K +1,362 New
SCA
65
Strategic Capital Alternatives
United States
$91K +$95.9K +1,340 New
PMAM
66
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$68K +$71.6K +1,000 New
MFS
67
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$60K +$47.9K +670 +319%
BA
68
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$58K +$11K +154 +22%
Creative Planning
69
Creative Planning
Kansas
$55K +$57.4K +802 New
RIA
70
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$8K +$8.45K +118 New
Citigroup
71
Citigroup
New York
$6K +$5.87K +82 New
BWA
72
Burt Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$4K – – –
MP
73
Manifold Partners
California
$2K +$1.93K +27 New
Susquehanna International Group
74
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$468K -6,551 Closed
WFG
75
Wills Financial Group
Virginia
– -$245K -3,436 Closed
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MTUM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

74 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF (MTUM) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $633M — up 87% from $338M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new MTUM positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $29.5M. The largest seller was Cetera Advisor Networks, cutting an estimated $4.73M.

  • 74 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF (MTUM) as of Q3 2015, up from 51 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $633M of iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 87% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 2 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $29.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Cetera Advisor Networks, an estimated $4.73M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.