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iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF
SMLF

95 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.21B invested in iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

500% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 3

175% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 16

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $908M → $1.21B (+$303M)

19.97% more ownership

Funds ownership: 86.96% → 106.93% (+20%)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 95 (+15)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)

Holders
95
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+18.75%
% of All Funds
1.46%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
18
Increased
44
Reduced
16
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Mercer Global Advisors
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
+$15.3M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$13.4M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$4.03M
4
SFS
Strategic Financial Services
New York
+$2.88M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$2.67M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VWM
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
-$3.44M
2
TC
Trilogy Capital
California
-$1.67M
3
CPO
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
-$495K
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$381K
5
CTA
Colonial Trust Advisors
South Carolina
-$299K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Osaic Holdings
26
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$3.6M +$1.25M +22,163 +55%
Commonwealth Equity Services
27
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.59M +$82.7K +1,462 +2%
Jane Street
28
Jane Street
New York
$3.44M +$1.59M +28,192 +88%
FAAM
29
First Ascent Asset Management
Colorado
$3.04M +$680K +12,033 +29%
SPIA
30
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$2.54M +$392K +6,931 +18%
BWCS
31
Beirne Wealth Consulting Services
Connecticut
$2.53M +$123K +2,178 +5%
WF
32
Wayfinding Financial
Washington
$2.45M +$2.7M +47,792 New
LPL Financial
33
LPL Financial
California
$2.12M +$127K +2,248 +6%
Citadel Advisors
34
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.1M +$1.18M +20,856 +131%
WBG
35
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$1.72M +$564K +9,965 +49%
SEIA
36
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
$1.4M +$31.1K +550 +2%
FM
37
Foster & Motley
Ohio
$1.28M -$166K -2,944 -12%
SC
38
Sepio Capital
Utah
$1.25M +$6.9K +122 +0.6%
WANY
39
Wealthspire Advisors (New York)
New York
$1M -$3.39K -60 -0.3%
Brown Advisory
40
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1M – – –
OIA
41
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$864K -$68.5K -1,212 -7%
CBFP
42
Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Ohio
$765K +$39.9K +705 +6%
FCFC
43
First Citizens Financial Corp
Iowa
$730K +$7.07K +125 +1%
WFAG
44
Wescott Financial Advisory Group
Pennsylvania
$715K +$42.6K +754 +6%
CG
45
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$707K – – –
DT
46
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$644K +$636K +11,242 New
AWP
47
Ascent Wealth Partners
New York
$610K +$603K +10,655 New
CTA
48
Colonial Trust Advisors
South Carolina
$579K -$299K -5,291 -34%
WT
49
Washington Trust
Rhode Island
$572K – – –
SWP
50
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$546K -$9.16K -162 -2%
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SMLF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

95 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $1.21B — up 33% from $908M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new SMLF positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mercer Global Advisors, adding an estimated $15.3M. The largest seller was Venturi Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $3.44M.

  • 95 institutional investors held iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) as of Q4 2021, up from 80 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $1.21B of iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 3 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was Mercer Global Advisors, an estimated $15.3M added.
  • The largest iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Venturi Wealth Management, an estimated $3.44M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.