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iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF
SMLF

68 hedge funds and large institutions have $509M invested in iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 13

88% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 8

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $439M → $509M (+$70.4M)

13.18% more ownership

Funds ownership: 140.32% → 153.5% (+13%)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 63 → 68 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
68
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+7.94%
% of All Funds
1.34%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
15
Increased
26
Reduced
13
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Mercer Global Advisors
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
+$14.5M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$14M
3
SFS
Strategic Financial Services
New York
+$7.14M
4
AG
Advisor Group
Arizona
+$4.38M
5
MA
MUFG Americas
New York
+$3.52M

Top Sellers

1
IWC
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
-$3.22M
2
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$2.26M
3
LWS
Lucia Wealth Services
California
-$1.71M
4
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$706K
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$315K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SWP
26
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.38M +$121K +2,923 +10%
RJFSA
27
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.34M +$89.3K +2,156 +7%
FM
28
Foster & Motley
Ohio
$1.27M +$224K +5,418 +22%
SMG
29
Smart Money Group
Texas
$1.27M -$14.2K -342 -1%
EH
30
Equitable Holdings
New York
$1.25M +$1.21M +29,131 New
Brown Advisory
31
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1.16M – – –
SPIA
32
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1.05M -$17.6K -425 -2%
CA
33
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$984K +$84.7K +2,045 +10%
Janney Montgomery Scott
34
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$868K +$22.1K +533 +3%
PA
35
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$830K +$802K +19,350 New
PWMAG
36
Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group
New Jersey
$802K +$774K +18,685 New
Citadel Advisors
37
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$797K +$531K +12,811 +222%
GM
38
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
$785K +$758K +18,293 New
CWM
39
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$743K -$706K -17,051 -50%
VWM
40
Vigilare Wealth Management
Arizona
$732K +$719K +17,351 New
PWMG
41
Prestige Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
$708K +$44.4K +1,071 +7%
TWA
42
Tillar-Wenstrup Advisors
Ohio
$638K +$6.01K +145 +1%
Truist Financial
43
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$621K +$599K +14,462 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
44
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$587K +$136K +3,292 +32%
Morgan Stanley
45
Morgan Stanley
New York
$584K – – –
CG
46
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$530K – – –
SXL
47
Summit X LLC
Missouri
$528K -$96.7K -2,335 -16%
TP
48
Tranquility Partners
Tennessee
$380K -$43.9K -1,059 -11%
WDL
49
Well Done LLC
Michigan
$272K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
50
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$266K -$315K -7,599 -55%
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SMLF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

68 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $509M — up 16% from $439M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new SMLF positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mercer Global Advisors, adding an estimated $14.5M. The largest seller was Integrated Wealth Concepts, cutting an estimated $3.22M.

  • 68 institutional investors held iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) as of Q4 2019, up from 63 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $509M of iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 8 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Mercer Global Advisors, an estimated $14.5M added.
  • The largest iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Integrated Wealth Concepts, an estimated $3.22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.