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iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF
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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
CBFP
51
Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Ohio
$238K +$663 +16 +0.3%
LWAC
52
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$226K +$219K +5,275 New
OIA
53
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$220K – – –
CTA
54
Colonial Trust Advisors
South Carolina
$202K +$195K +4,707 New
AA
55
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$201K +$194K +4,674 New
NFG
56
Next Financial Group
Texas
$180K – – –
SFC
57
SYM Financial Corp
Indiana
$168K – – –
CAL
58
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$140K +$136K +3,272 New
GWM
59
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$110K – – –
Rockefeller Capital Management
60
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$97K +$93.3K +2,253 New
William Blair & Company
61
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$65K – – –
PK
62
Pflug Koory
Nebraska
$53K – – –
US Bancorp
63
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$42K -$9.61K -232 -19%
SIAS
64
Shine Investment Advisory Services
Colorado
$28K +$27.2K +657 New
AF
65
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$25K +$24.5K +592 New
LTFS
66
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$17K – – –
AssetMark Inc
67
AssetMark Inc
California
$15K -$249 -6 -2%
SFSG
68
Stearns Financial Services Group
North Carolina
$15K +$14.5K +350 New
CAC
69
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$1K – – –
RJA
70
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
– -$2.26M -56,728 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
71
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$263K -6,581 Closed
FAAS
72
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$106K -2,676 Closed
GWAG
73
Garrett Wealth Advisory Group
Texas
– -$37.9K -952 Closed
PCG
74
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
– -$24K -609 Closed
Deutsche Bank
75
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$20K -505 Closed
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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.