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iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF
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53 hedge funds and large institutions have $127M invested in iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

220% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 5

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

46% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 13

39% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $91.9M → $127M (+$35.6M)

26% more funds holding

Funds holding: 42 → 53 (+11)

18.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.5% → 69.77% (+18%)

Holders
53
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+26.19%
% of All Funds
1.18%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
16
Increased
19
Reduced
13
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SFS
Strategic Financial Services
New York
+$30.3M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$18.7M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$13.3M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$8.19M
5
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
+$5.12M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$17.3M
2
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$8.44M
3
TA
TMD & Associates
Arizona
-$8.43M
4
LWS
Lucia Wealth Services
California
-$2.41M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.62M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BTS
26
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$783K +$213K +5,410 +33%
Brown Advisory
27
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$764K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
28
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$602K +$374K +9,511 +131%
TWA
29
Tillar-Wenstrup Advisors
Ohio
$494K +$36.1K +920 +7%
CCA
30
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$458K +$503K +12,798 New
CG
31
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$442K +$485K +12,345 New
CA
32
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$422K +$67.5K +1,719 +17%
CFD
33
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$392K -$42.2K -1,073 -9%
MFW
34
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$357K -$15.6K -398 -4%
BWCS
35
Beirne Wealth Consulting Services
Connecticut
$354K +$388K +9,873 New
FM
36
Foster & Motley
Ohio
$349K +$129K +3,288 +51%
Janney Montgomery Scott
37
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$337K +$370K +9,419 New
GLA
38
Good Life Advisors
Pennsylvania
$309K +$90K +2,290 +36%
RF
39
RHS Financial
California
$285K +$312K +7,945 New
AG
40
Advisor Group
Arizona
$221K +$94.3K +2,400 +64%
PAS
41
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$216K -$51.1K -1,300 -18%
CC
42
Claybrook Capital
Massachusetts
$207K +$227K +5,775 New
WDL
43
Well Done LLC
Michigan
$207K +$227K +5,775 New
NFG
44
Next Financial Group
Texas
$150K – – –
AIA
45
Alera Investment Advisors
Illinois
$108K +$119K +3,022 New
GWM
46
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$91K – – –
William Blair & Company
47
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$54K – – –
LTFS
48
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$47K -$6.52K -166 -11%
US Bancorp
49
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$43K +$11.8K +301 +33%
IA
50
IFP Advisors
Florida
$18K – – –
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2
3

SMLF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

53 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $127M — up 39% from $91.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new SMLF positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Strategic Financial Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $30.3M. The largest seller was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, cutting an estimated $17.3M.

  • 53 institutional investors held iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) as of Q4 2018, up from 42 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $127M of iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 39% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 5 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Strategic Financial Services, an estimated $30.3M added.
  • The largest iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $17.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.