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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
GWM
51
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$103K – – –
LTFS
52
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$68K +$15.5K +390 +30%
William Blair & Company
53
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$61K – – –
US Bancorp
54
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$49K – – –
PK
55
Pflug Koory
Nebraska
$49K +$48.7K +1,229 New
Deutsche Bank
56
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$18K +$2.78K +70 +18%
CFD
57
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$13K -$421K -10,630 -97%
IA
58
IFP Advisors
Florida
$6K -$14.4K -364 -72%
CFN
59
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$3K – – –
GSWM
60
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$2K +$1.82K +46 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
61
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1K +$991 +25 New
ECG
62
Edge Capital Group
Georgia
– -$3.3M -92,062 Closed
RF
63
RHS Financial
California
– -$285K -7,945 Closed
CC
64
Claybrook Capital
Massachusetts
– -$207K -5,775 Closed
AIA
65
Alera Investment Advisors
Illinois
– -$108K -3,022 Closed
CFGS
66
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
– -$10.5K -266 Closed
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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.