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.
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
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
LWS
Lucia Wealth Services
San Diego,
California
|
-$4.01M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$2.88M |
| 3 |
SMG
Smart Money Group
Eastland,
Texas
|
-$1.27M |
| 4 |
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$868K |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$797K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NFG
76
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$180K | -4,200 | Closed |
|
77
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
| – | -$97K | -2,253 | Closed |
|
78
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$42K | -978 | Closed |
|
|
SFSG
79
Stearns Financial Services Group
Greensboro,
North Carolina
| – | -$15K | -350 | Closed |
|
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.