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iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF
SMLF

95 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.21B invested in iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

500% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 3

175% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 16

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $908M → $1.21B (+$303M)

19.97% more ownership

Funds ownership: 86.96% → 106.93% (+20%)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 95 (+15)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)

Holders
95
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+18.75%
% of All Funds
1.46%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
18
Increased
44
Reduced
16
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Mercer Global Advisors
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
+$15.3M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$13.4M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$4.03M
4
SFS
Strategic Financial Services
New York
+$2.88M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$2.67M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VWM
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
-$3.44M
2
TC
Trilogy Capital
California
-$1.67M
3
CPO
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
-$495K
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$381K
5
CTA
Colonial Trust Advisors
South Carolina
-$299K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
QCM
76
Quest Capital Management
Texas
$202K +$200K +3,532 New
PA
77
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$200K +$198K +3,495 New
PWMAG
78
Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group
New Jersey
$200K +$198K +3,495 New
AWM
79
Aspire Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$197K +$194K +3,436 New
FAG
80
Fortitude Advisory Group
Washington
$179K +$177K +3,132 New
TRCT
81
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$129K -$59.5K -1,053 -32%
PCM
82
Penserra Capital Management
California
$91K +$30K +530 +50%
SC
83
SouthState Corp
Florida
$57K +$56.6K +1,001 New
Fidelity Investments
84
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$54K +$26.4K +467 +97%
FFA
85
Founders Financial Alliance
North Carolina
$27K +$170 +3 +0.6%
PCG
86
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$19K – – –
FHA
87
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$19K +$19.3K +341 New
HS
88
Horan Securities
United States
$17K +$16.7K +296 New
RFA
89
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$16K +$16.3K +288 New
TCWM
90
Total Clarity Wealth Management
Illinois
$13K – – –
MIM
91
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$12K +$113 +2 +1%
PA
92
Parallel Advisors
California
$10K – – –
CWP
93
Concord Wealth Partners
Virginia
$8K +$8.09K +143 New
PO
94
Private Ocean
California
$7K – – –
BBPWM
95
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$6K +$5.6K +99 New
NIC
96
Northwest Investment Counselors
Oregon
$6K +$5.94K +105 New
TC
97
Trilogy Capital
California
– -$1.67M -31,125 Closed
FTUS
98
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$381K -7,081 Closed
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SMLF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

95 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $1.21B — up 33% from $908M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new SMLF positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mercer Global Advisors, adding an estimated $15.3M. The largest seller was Venturi Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $3.44M.

  • 95 institutional investors held iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) as of Q4 2021, up from 80 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $1.21B of iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 3 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was Mercer Global Advisors, an estimated $15.3M added.
  • The largest iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Venturi Wealth Management, an estimated $3.44M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.