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iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF
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100 hedge funds and large institutions have $828M invested in iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

400% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 7

309% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 11

38% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 11 (+3)

35% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 100 (+26)

31% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $633M → $828M (+$195M)

1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.44% → 73.44% (-1%)

Holders
100
Holders Change
+26
Holders Change %
+35.14%
% of All Funds
2.62%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+37.5%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
35
Increased
45
Reduced
11
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
US Bancorp
US Bancorp
Minnesota
+$22.1M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$14.3M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$13.9M
4
BAAM
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
+$11.9M
5
QI
QS Investors
New York
+$9.44M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$22.2M
2
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
-$11.7M
3
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$3.63M
4
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
-$3.19M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.27M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EC
51
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$1.69M – – –
SPC
52
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.6M -$247K -3,401 -13%
CIM
53
Cambria Investment Management
California
$1.5M – – –
WDL
54
Well Done LLC
Michigan
$1.35M +$1.34M +18,401 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
55
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.32M +$854K +11,759 +187%
SCM
56
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.28M +$1.26M +17,410 New
FSA
57
Financial Sense Advisors
California
$919K +$910K +12,535 New
PMG
58
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$826K +$196K +2,700 +32%
JP Morgan Chase
59
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$805K – – –
PAG
60
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$789K +$216K +2,975 +38%
PAM
61
Peak Asset Management
Colorado
$766K +$427K +5,875 +128%
TRCT
62
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$743K +$737K +10,143 New
MIAN
63
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$706K +$700K +9,633 New
ICM
64
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$623K +$231K +3,184 +60%
MFS
65
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$527K +$459K +6,313 +717%
FAAS
66
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$482K +$478K +6,582 New
CCFCSB
67
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank
Massachusetts
$457K +$41.8K +575 +10%
CA
68
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$454K +$236K +3,256 +111%
JIP
69
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$441K +$437K +6,011 New
SG Americas Securities
70
SG Americas Securities
New York
$435K +$431K +5,936 New
Brown Advisory
71
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$428K – – –
ICAS
72
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$420K +$145K +2,000 +53%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
73
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$409K -$60.2K -829 -13%
Wells Fargo
74
Wells Fargo
California
$394K -$363K -4,998 -48%
VFS
75
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$380K +$376K +5,180 New
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MTUM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

100 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF (MTUM) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $828M — up 31% from $633M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new MTUM positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was US Bancorp, adding an estimated $22.1M. The largest seller was HighTower Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $22.2M sold.

  • 100 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF (MTUM) as of Q4 2015, up from 74 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $828M of iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was US Bancorp, an estimated $22.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF seller in Q4 2015 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $22.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.