We are live on ! Find out more
SMLF icon

iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF
SMLF

64 hedge funds and large institutions have $477M invested in iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

3.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 153.5% → 150.26% (-3.2%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 68 → 64 (-4)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $509M → $477M (-$32.4M)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 23

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
64
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-5.88%
% of All Funds
1.41%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
12
Increased
20
Reduced
23
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
SFS
Strategic Financial Services
New York
+$30.8M
2
Mercer Global Advisors
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
+$16.8M
3
CCA
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
+$16.3M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$15.5M
5
FMP
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
+$8.98M

Top Sellers

1
LWS
Lucia Wealth Services
California
-$4.01M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$2.88M
3
SMG
Smart Money Group
Texas
-$1.27M
4
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
-$868K
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$797K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SFC
51
SYM Financial Corp
Indiana
$114K -$2.7K -70 -2%
GWM
52
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$71K -$4.63K -120 -5%
IWP
53
IAG Wealth Partners
Wisconsin
$69K +$88.8K +2,300 New
LWCFA
54
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$68K +$88.4K +2,290 New
William Blair & Company
55
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$37K -$10.2K -265 -17%
PK
56
Pflug Koory
Nebraska
$37K – – –
AA
57
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$37K +$48.2K +1,248 New
AIC
58
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$31K +$39.7K +1,028 New
AF
59
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$18K – – –
AssetMark Inc
60
AssetMark Inc
California
$10K – – –
MWM
61
MBE Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$7K +$9.5K +246 New
PWMG
62
Prestige Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
$1K -$637K -16,490 -100%
CAC
63
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$1K – – –
GSWM
64
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$1K +$1.78K +46 New
WP
65
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
$1K +$1.93K +50 New
Jane Street
66
Jane Street
New York
– -$2.88M -67,049 Closed
SMG
67
Smart Money Group
Texas
– -$1.27M -29,553 Closed
Janney Montgomery Scott
68
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
– -$868K -20,221 Closed
Citadel Advisors
69
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$797K -18,585 Closed
GM
70
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
– -$785K -18,293 Closed
CWM
71
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
– -$743K -17,314 Closed
TWA
72
Tillar-Wenstrup Advisors
Ohio
– -$638K -14,862 Closed
CBFP
73
Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Ohio
– -$238K -5,549 Closed
LWAC
74
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
– -$226K -5,275 Closed
CTA
75
Colonial Trust Advisors
South Carolina
– -$202K -4,707 Closed
1 2
3
4

SMLF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

64 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $477M — down 6.4% from $509M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of SMLF and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 23 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was Strategic Financial Services, adding an estimated $30.8M. The largest seller was Lucia Wealth Services, cutting an estimated $4.01M.

  • 64 institutional investors held iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) as of Q1 2020, down from 68 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $477M of iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 14 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Strategic Financial Services, an estimated $30.8M added.
  • The largest iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Lucia Wealth Services, an estimated $4.01M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.