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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
PL
51
Plancorp LLC
Missouri
$268K – – –
Morgan Stanley
52
Morgan Stanley
New York
$240K -$7.96K -189 -3%
CAL
53
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$230K +$210 +5 +0.1%
RJA
54
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$219K +$202K +4,796 New
SFC
55
SYM Financial Corp
Indiana
$217K – – –
AA
56
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$214K – – –
FPW
57
Flagship Private Wealth
Massachusetts
$152K +$132K +3,139 New
CIAS
58
CBIZ Investment Advisory Services
Ohio
$107K – – –
WT
59
Washington Trust
Rhode Island
$83K +$76.5K +1,817 New
TRCT
60
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$68K -$1.21M -28,677 -95%
TI
61
tru Independence
Oregon
$57.1K +$52.5K +1,247 New
AF
62
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$27K +$168 +4 +0.7%
HS
63
Horan Securities
United States
$13K +$12.3K +293 New
MIM
64
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$9K +$8.46K +201 New
Fidelity Investments
65
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$8K – – –
PO
66
Private Ocean
California
$5K – – –
SIAG
67
Safeguard Investment Advisory Group
California
$2K +$2.15K +51 New
FCH
68
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$748 – – –
AAS
69
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
– -$992K -26,595 Closed
WDL
70
Well Done LLC
Michigan
– -$272K -7,293 Closed
CA
71
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
– -$206K -5,515 Closed
GWM
72
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
– -$17K -480 Closed
WP
73
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
– -$3K -90 Closed
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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.