iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF
SIZE
6 hedge funds and large institutions have $147M invested in iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 0 increasing their positions, 0 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 1
50% more funds holding
Funds holding: 4 → 6 (+2)
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $125M → $147M (+$22.1M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
3.61% less ownership
Funds ownership: 94.17% → 90.56% (-3.6%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$23.7M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$220K |
| 3 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$92.8K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$761K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ASRS
1
Arizona State Retirement System
Phoenix,
Arizona
| $124M | – | – | – |
|
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USAA
2
United Services Automobile Association
San Antonio,
Texas
| $23.4M | +$23.7M | +382,500 | New |
|
|
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $218K | +$220K | +3,553 | New |
|
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U
4
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $92K | +$92.8K | +1,500 | New |
|
5
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $12K | – | – | – |
|
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MFS
6
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| $5K | – | – | – |
|
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VKH
7
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$761K | -12,305 | Closed |
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SIZE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
6 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF (SIZE) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $147M — up 18% from $125M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new SIZE positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 0 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.
The largest buyer was United Services Automobile Association, opening a new position worth an estimated $23.7M. The largest seller was Virtu KCG Holdings, exiting entirely with an estimated $761K sold.
- 6 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF (SIZE) as of Q3 2014, up from 4 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $147M of iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 1 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $23.7M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Virtu KCG Holdings, an estimated $761K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.