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iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF
SMLF

147 hedge funds and large institutions have $867M invested in iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF in 2024 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

73% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 11

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 39

22% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 11 (+2)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 141 → 147 (+6)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $838M → $867M (+$29M)

2.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.69% → 81.39% (-2.3%)

Holders
147
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+4.26%
% of All Funds
2.12%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+22.22%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
19
Increased
56
Reduced
39
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
VA
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
+$22.2M
2
SFS
Searcy Financial Services
Kansas
+$21.3M
3
FF
Fox Financial
Pennsylvania
+$10.1M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$8.43M
5
LWMI
Landmark Wealth Management (Illinois)
Illinois
+$8.43M

Top Sellers

1
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
-$21.8M
2
IWC
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
-$13.4M
3
SFS
Strategic Financial Services
New York
-$12.1M
4
KWM
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
-$2.68M
5
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
-$1.26M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
101
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$291K +$292K +4,762 New
AWM
102
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$265K – – –
AWS
103
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$262K +$18.2K +296 +7%
TC
104
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$260K -$2.39K -39 -0.9%
Mariner
105
Mariner
Kansas
$256K +$56.7K +925 +28%
VW
106
Veridan Wealth
Oregon
$245K +$222K +3,612 New
ACA
107
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$240K -$8.59K -140 -3%
FAM
108
Frontier Asset Management
Wyoming
$219K +$220K +3,585 New
WFC
109
Western Financial Corp
California
$215K +$15K +245 +7%
CTA
110
Colonial Trust Advisors
South Carolina
$207K – – –
IAIM
111
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
$174K +$175K +2,850 New
OSAM
112
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$164K +$48.5K +790 +42%
Franklin Resources
113
Franklin Resources
California
$133K -$133K -2,170 -50%
AWM
114
Aspire Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$116K +$5.83K +95 +5%
OP
115
ORG Partners
Indiana
$90.6K +$91.8K +1,496 New
CIAS
116
CBIZ Investment Advisory Services
Ohio
$85.6K -$33.9K -553 -28%
SFC
117
SYM Financial Corp
Indiana
$84K – – –
Comerica Bank
118
Comerica Bank
Texas
$72.5K – – –
BWL
119
Bogart Wealth LLC
Virginia
$61.3K – – –
CT
120
Colonial Trust
South Carolina
$61.2K -$38.3K -625 -38%
AF
121
Allworth Financial
California
$52.6K -$20.3K -331 -29%
MFG
122
Mendota Financial Group
Wisconsin
$46.3K -$613 -10 -1%
CTC
123
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$46.1K – – –
SC
124
SouthState Corp
Florida
$41.3K – – –
PTC
125
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$35.7K – – –
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5
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SMLF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2024 in Review

147 of the 6,924 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) for Q2 2024, worth a combined $867M — up 3.5% from $838M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new SMLF positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Valmark Advisers, opening a new position worth an estimated $22.2M. The largest seller was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), cutting an estimated $21.8M.

  • 147 institutional investors held iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) as of Q2 2024, up from 141 in Q1 2024.
  • Funds reported $867M of iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF stock for Q2 2024, up 3.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF positions in Q2 2024 and 11 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF buyer in Q2 2024 was Valmark Advisers, an estimated $22.2M added.
  • The largest iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF seller in Q2 2024 was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), an estimated $21.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2024.