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iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
VLUE

64 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.18B invested in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

275% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 8

233% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 6

38% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $855M → $1.18B (+$323M)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 54 → 64 (+10)

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 10 (+1)

0.52% less ownership

Funds ownership: 45.22% → 44.71% (-0.52%)

Holders
64
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+18.52%
% of All Funds
1.59%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
20
Increased
30
Reduced
8
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$158M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$157M
3
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
+$48.8M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$15.5M
5
WBG
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
+$12.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$32.1M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$15M
3
TCM
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
-$5.56M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.36M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.32M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DWA
26
Dorsey Wright & Associates
California
$5.52M +$5.49M +75,480 New
SI
27
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$5.28M +$5.24M +72,100 New
LIA
28
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$4.78M +$1.95M +26,800 +70%
CCMG
29
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$4.32M +$2.8M +38,537 +188%
TWA
30
Tillar-Wenstrup Advisors
Ohio
$3.62M -$208K -2,865 -5%
Ameriprise
31
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.89M +$2.87M +39,484 New
LPL Financial
32
LPL Financial
California
$2.54M +$62K +853 +3%
FTUS
33
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.78M +$1.77M +24,287 New
SIA
34
Spruce Investment Advisors
Connecticut
$1.68M +$1.67M +22,915 New
MWM
35
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$1.46M -$22K -302 -1%
PAG
36
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.43M +$370K +5,085 +35%
Envestnet Asset Management
37
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.35M +$1.35M +18,527 New
GT
38
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$1.21M +$82.7K +1,138 +7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
39
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.2M +$555K +7,633 +86%
SFFS
40
Stonehage Fleming Financial Services
Jersey
$1.14M +$1.13M +15,497 New
Bank of Montreal
41
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.11M +$1.1M +15,170 New
NA
42
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$936K +$10.8K +149 +1%
AG
43
Advisor Group
Arizona
$892K -$28.1K -387 -3%
NSLI
44
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$819K +$814K +11,200 New
BRWA
45
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$780K +$34.6K +476 +5%
LFAS
46
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$472K +$52.6K +723 +12%
OWM
47
Orgel Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$321K +$318K +4,380 New
SF
48
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$318K – – –
SG Americas Securities
49
SG Americas Securities
New York
$285K +$284K +3,902 New
PAI
50
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$200K +$118K +1,624 +146%
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VLUE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

64 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.18B — up 38% from $855M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new VLUE positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $158M. The largest seller was Brinker Capital Investments, cutting an estimated $32.1M.

  • 64 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) as of Q1 2017, up from 54 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.18B of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $158M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Brinker Capital Investments, an estimated $32.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.