iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF
SIZE
7 hedge funds and large institutions have $189M invested in iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 1
29% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $147M → $189M (+$42.1M)
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 6 → 7 (+1)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0.24% less ownership
Funds ownership: 90.56% → 90.32% (-0.24%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$30.5M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$518K |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$374K |
| 4 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
+$63 |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$218K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ASRS
1
Arizona State Retirement System
Phoenix,
Arizona
| $132M | – | – | – |
|
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USAA
2
United Services Automobile Association
San Antonio,
Texas
| $56.6M | +$30.5M | +481,400 | +126% |
|
|
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $535K | +$518K | +8,165 | New |
|
|
4
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $386K | +$374K | +5,888 | New |
|
5
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $13K | – | – | – |
|
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MFS
6
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| $6K | – | – | – |
|
|
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$218K | -3,553 | Closed |
|
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8
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$63 | +1 | New |
|
SIZE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
7 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF (SIZE) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $189M — up 29% from $147M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new SIZE positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 1 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.
The largest buyer was United Services Automobile Association, adding an estimated $30.5M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, exiting entirely with an estimated $218K sold.
- 7 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF (SIZE) as of Q4 2014, up from 6 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $189M of iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 1 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $30.5M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $218K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.