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iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF
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66 hedge funds and large institutions have $832M invested in iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

180% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 5

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $696M → $832M (+$135M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 58 → 66 (+8)

6.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 113.79% → 120.5% (+6.7%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 21

Holders
66
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+13.79%
% of All Funds
1.17%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
14
Increased
21
Reduced
21
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$7.63M
2
SFS
Strategic Financial Services
New York
+$6.91M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$5.76M
4
Mercer Global Advisors
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
+$5.09M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$3.73M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$9.17M
2
IWC
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
-$5.79M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$1.5M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$1.21M
5
SXL
Summit X LLC
Missouri
-$1.18M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SPIA
26
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1.47M +$74.5K +1,770 +6%
LPL Financial
27
LPL Financial
California
$1.25M -$224K -5,310 -16%
Jane Street
28
Jane Street
New York
$1.18M +$1.09M +25,797 New
FM
29
Foster & Motley
Ohio
$1.15M -$40.5K -963 -4%
SC
30
Sepio Capital
Utah
$991K +$58.9K +1,399 +7%
SEIA
31
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
$978K +$21.3K +505 +2%
RJFSA
32
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$858K -$172K -4,083 -18%
Royal Bank of Canada
33
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$850K +$764K +18,140 +4,040%
Brown Advisory
34
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$797K – – –
OIA
35
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$746K -$32.6K -775 -5%
SWMG
36
Strategic Wealth Management Group
Maryland
$716K -$349K -8,288 -35%
Osaic Holdings
37
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$706K +$162K +3,840 +33%
DWP
38
Destiny Wealth Partners
Florida
$638K +$587K +13,951 New
CTA
39
Colonial Trust Advisors
South Carolina
$604K +$134K +3,172 +32%
CG
40
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$565K – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
41
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$557K +$496K +11,776 New
Ameriprise
42
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$479K -$9.17M -217,934 -95%
SXL
43
Summit X LLC
Missouri
$474K -$1.18M -28,028 -73%
SWP
44
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$463K -$337 -8 -0.1%
WFAG
45
Wescott Financial Advisory Group
Pennsylvania
$461K +$424K +10,069 New
AF
46
Allworth Financial
California
$406K +$373K +8,866 New
Susquehanna International Group
47
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$397K -$963K -22,870 -73%
5L
48
55I LLC
Massachusetts
$333K -$199K -4,736 -39%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
49
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$325K -$32.6K -774 -10%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
50
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$268K – – –
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SMLF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

66 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $832M — up 19% from $696M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new SMLF positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $7.63M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $9.17M.

  • 66 institutional investors held iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) as of Q4 2020, up from 58 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $832M of iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 5 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $7.63M added.
  • The largest iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Ameriprise, an estimated $9.17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.