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iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

54 hedge funds and large institutions have $855M invested in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

340% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 5

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 39 (+6)

186% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 7

170% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $317M → $855M (+$539M)

46% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3754 (+17)

4.34% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.88%45.22% (+4.3%)

Holders
54
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+45.95%
% of All Funds
1.35%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
22
Increased
20
Reduced
7
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Jane Street
26
Jane Street
New York
$2.29M +$2.2M +32,634 New
HCMT
27
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$2.07M -$6.08K -90 -0.3%
CCMG
28
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$1.44M -$260K -3,855 -16%
MWM
29
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$1.42M +$1.37M +20,207 New
SCM
30
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.15M -$106K -1,576 -9%
GC
31
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.09M +$1.05M +15,502 New
GT
32
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$1.08M +$1.04M +15,460 New
PAG
33
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.04M +$985K +14,576 New
NA
34
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$888K +$855K +12,657 New
AG
35
Advisor Group
Arizona
$883K +$824K +12,199 +3,210%
AGM
36
Alpine Global Management
New York
$779K +$749K +11,092 New
BRWA
37
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$716K +$29.7K +440 +5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
38
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$620K +$191K +2,830 +47%
Goldman Sachs
39
Goldman Sachs
New York
$591K +$569K +8,418 New
LFAS
40
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$407K +$391K +5,793 New
SF
41
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$305K +$294K +4,350 New
Wolverine Trading
42
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$275K +$264K +3,915 New
MFS
43
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$234K +$209K +3,093 +1,252%
JP Morgan Chase
44
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$137K -$25.7K -380 -16%
NFG
45
Next Financial Group
Texas
$113K
LTFS
46
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$100K +$20.4K +302 +27%
PAI
47
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$78K +$70K +1,036 +1,295%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
48
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$30K +$28.7K +425 New
Wells Fargo
49
Wells Fargo
California
$29K +$28.4K +420 New
CB
50
Community Bank
New York
$15K +$14.2K +210 New

VLUE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

54 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $855M — up 170% from $317M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new VLUE positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was PNC Financial Services Group, adding an estimated $119M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.11M sold.

  • 54 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) as of Q4 2016, up from 37 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $855M of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 170% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was PNC Financial Services Group, an estimated $119M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $2.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.