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iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF

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: 23 (+1)

3.24% less ownership

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

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6864 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
1
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$197M
SFS
2
Strategic Financial Services
New York
$67.5M +$30.8M +798,057 +54%
Mercer Global Advisors
3
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$63M +$16.8M +435,488 +26%
Envestnet Asset Management
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$61.1M +$15.5M +401,365 +24%
CCA
5
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$15.3M +$16.3M +422,562 +460%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$8.87M +$1.92M +49,848 +20%
Ameriprise
7
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$7.16M +$5.35M +138,531 +136%
FMP
8
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$6.93M +$8.98M +232,743 New
IWC
9
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$6.8M +$3.26M +84,382 +59%
MA
10
MUFG Americas
New York
$3.38M +$646K +16,741 +17%
PFM
11
Phillips Financial Management
Indiana
$3.25M +$634K +16,419 +16%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.99M -$108K -2,794 -3%
LWS
13
Lucia Wealth Services
California
$2.43M -$4.01M -103,850 -56%
UCFA
14
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$2.32M +$162K +4,190 +6%
CPO
15
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$2.29M -$634K -16,433 -18%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
16
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$2.18M
BWCS
17
Beirne Wealth Consulting Services
Connecticut
$2.13M -$744K -19,269 -21%
CIAS
18
CBIZ Investment Advisory Services
Ohio
$1.8M
TC
19
Trilogy Capital
California
$1.5M -$99.2K -2,571 -5%
HB
20
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$1.46M -$57.9K -1,500 -3%
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.43M -$310K -8,040 -14%
LPL Financial
22
LPL Financial
California
$1.42M +$25.4K +659 +1%
FM
23
Foster & Motley
Ohio
$1.36M +$618K +16,009 +54%
BlackRock
24
BlackRock
New York
$1.11M +$48.2K +1,249 +3%
SWP
25
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.02M +$87.9K +2,277 +7%

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.