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iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF

123 hedge funds and large institutions have $710M invested in iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 13

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 68 (+2)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $615M → $710M (+$94.6M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 115123 (+8)

0.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 82.85%83.74% (+0.88%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 41

Holders
123
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+6.96%
% of All Funds
1.79%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
22
Increased
41
Reduced
41
Closed
13
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SFS
1
Strategic Financial Services
New York
$229M +$762K +14,470 +0.4%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$66.1M +$1.82M +34,564 +3%
AIM
3
Acropolis Investment Management
Missouri
$39.4M +$1.91M +36,296 +6%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$29.3M -$895K -17,004 -3%
UWPG
5
Ullmann Wealth Partners Group
Florida
$29M +$1.43M +27,187 +6%
CCA
6
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$27.1M +$205K +3,896 +0.9%
FMP
7
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$26.2M +$124K +2,360 +0.5%
IWC
8
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$25.4M -$958K -18,191 -4%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
9
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$25.3M -$3.74M -71,084 -14%
Mercer Global Advisors
10
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$21M -$3.44M -65,429 -16%
GFS
11
GYL Financial Synergies
Connecticut
$15.5M +$299K +5,683 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$14.7M -$2.07M -39,335 -14%
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$9.94M +$118K +2,243 +1%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.54M -$145K -2,746 -2%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$6.24M -$5.19M -98,608 -48%
PFM
16
Phillips Financial Management
Indiana
$5.71M -$632K -12,005 -11%
Cerity Partners
17
Cerity Partners
New York
$5.67M +$363K +6,891 +8%
FAAM
18
First Ascent Asset Management
Colorado
$5.61M +$217K +4,122 +5%
AA
19
Addison Advisors
Vermont
$5.61M -$61.2K -1,162 -1%
WFA
20
Wade Financial Advisory
California
$5.22M -$691K -13,126 -13%
UCFA
21
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$4.84M -$913K -17,341 -17%
Commonwealth Equity Services
22
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.57M +$472K +8,964 +13%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
23
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$4.53M +$1.2M +22,813 +42%
CCA
24
Cora Capital Advisors
New Jersey
$4.49M +$227K +4,309 +6%
AF
25
Apollon Financial
South Carolina
$4.05M +$3.62M +68,849 New

SMLF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

123 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $710M — up 15% from $615M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new SMLF positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $2.59M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $5.19M.

  • 123 institutional investors held iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) as of Q4 2023, up from 115 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $710M of iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF stock for Q4 2023, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 13 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $2.59M added.
  • The largest iShares US Small Cap Equity Factor ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Ameriprise, an estimated $5.19M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.