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iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF
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60 hedge funds and large institutions have $371M invested in iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

191% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $127M → $371M (+$244M)

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 5

80% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 15

74.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 69.77% → 143.85% (+74%)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 53 → 60 (+7)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
60
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+13.21%
% of All Funds
1.3%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
12
Increased
27
Reduced
15
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
+$125M
2
SFS
Strategic Financial Services
New York
+$8.85M
3
IWC
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
+$7M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$6.8M
5
LNC
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
+$4.31M

Top Sellers

1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$12.8M
2
ECG
Edge Capital Group
Georgia
-$3.3M
3
RCG
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
-$848K
4
SFC
SYM Financial Corp
Indiana
-$812K
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$521K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SWP
26
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$947K -$80.8K -2,037 -8%
SPIA
27
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$884K +$875K +22,055 New
BTS
28
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$877K +$119 +3 +0%
Janney Montgomery Scott
29
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$713K +$332K +8,368 +89%
Royal Bank of Canada
30
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$675K +$2.18K +55 +0.3%
Jane Street
31
Jane Street
New York
$617K -$521K -13,129 -46%
BWCS
32
Beirne Wealth Consulting Services
Connecticut
$593K +$195K +4,920 +50%
TWA
33
Tillar-Wenstrup Advisors
Ohio
$570K +$17K +429 +3%
Morgan Stanley
34
Morgan Stanley
New York
$546K +$540K +13,615 New
SXL
35
Summit X LLC
Missouri
$531K +$524K +13,217 New
CA
36
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$497K +$26.6K +670 +6%
CG
37
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$495K – – –
FM
38
Foster & Motley
Ohio
$474K +$81.7K +2,060 +21%
WPSG
39
Wealth & Pension Services Group
Georgia
$359K +$355K +8,945 New
MFW
40
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$351K -$47.8K -1,205 -12%
GLA
41
Good Life Advisors
Pennsylvania
$344K -$753 -19 -0.2%
WDL
42
Well Done LLC
Michigan
$257K +$25K +630 +11%
AG
43
Advisor Group
Arizona
$249K +$1.78K +45 +0.7%
PAS
44
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$232K -$9.16K -231 -4%
CBFP
45
Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Ohio
$218K +$216K +5,441 New
LWAC
46
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$215K +$213K +5,365 New
NFG
47
Next Financial Group
Texas
$168K – – –
NFH
48
NEXT Financial Holdings
Texas
$168K +$167K +4,200 New
SFC
49
SYM Financial Corp
Indiana
$158K -$812K -20,478 -84%
RCG
50
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
$114K -$848K -21,387 -88%
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SMLF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

60 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $371M — up 191% from $127M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new SMLF positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), adding an estimated $125M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $12.8M.

  • 60 institutional investors held iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) as of Q1 2019, up from 53 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $371M of iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 191% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 5 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), an estimated $125M added.
  • The largest iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF seller in Q1 2019 was UBS Group, an estimated $12.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.