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iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
VLUE

108 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.99B invested in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

533% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 6

55% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 22

42% more funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 108 (+32)

38% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.44B → $1.99B (+$542M)

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 14 (+2)

0.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 61.58% → 62.18% (+0.6%)

Holders
108
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+42.11%
% of All Funds
2.45%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
38
Increased
34
Reduced
22
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$154M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$43.9M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$25.2M
4
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
+$24.1M
5
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
+$23.4M

Top Sellers

1
PC
Permanens Capital
New York
-$6.21M
2
SI
SII Investments
Wisconsin
-$3.08M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$2.68M
4
DT
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
-$1.78M
5
WDL
Well Done LLC
Michigan
-$1.17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PP
26
Palladium Partners
Virginia
$9M -$116K -1,438 -1%
LFPWM
27
Leicht Financial Planning & Wealth Management
New Jersey
$8.33M +$4.43M +54,789 +130%
RJFSA
28
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$8.03M -$542K -6,696 -7%
EIA
29
Eldridge Investment Advisors
New Hampshire
$7.92M +$7.59M +93,789 New
Ameriprise
30
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$7.57M +$3.33M +41,132 +83%
MTB
31
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$7.53M +$7.28M +90,000 New
Envestnet Asset Management
32
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$7.2M +$6.97M +86,130 New
TCM
33
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$6.97M -$569K -7,031 -8%
CG
34
CFO4Life Group
Texas
$6.9M +$2.9M +35,835 +77%
LIA
35
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$6.84M +$279K +3,450 +4%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
36
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$6.18M +$4.12M +50,932 +222%
DWA
37
Dorsey Wright & Associates
California
$5.08M +$4.92M +60,813 New
NFG
38
NewFocus Financial Group
Washington
$5.04M -$254K -3,143 -5%
Comerica Bank
39
Comerica Bank
Texas
$4.58M +$4.18M +51,715 New
C
40
Clearshares
New York
$3.97M +$3.79M +46,811 New
TWA
41
Tillar-Wenstrup Advisors
Ohio
$3.96M -$228K -2,821 -6%
CCMG
42
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$3.9M -$399K -4,937 -10%
Bank of Montreal
43
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$3.4M +$169K +2,085 +5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
44
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.31M +$1.76M +21,801 +123%
BRWA
45
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$3.12M +$450K +5,565 +18%
Goldman Sachs
46
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.93M +$2.84M +35,067 New
Jane Street
47
Jane Street
New York
$2.69M +$101K +1,252 +4%
SI
48
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$2.68M -$3.08M -38,030 -54%
SIA
49
Spruce Investment Advisors
Connecticut
$2.35M -$264K -3,268 -10%
SB
50
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$2.32M -$74.5K -921 -3%
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VLUE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

108 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.99B — up 38% from $1.44B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new VLUE positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $154M. The largest seller was Permanens Capital, cutting an estimated $6.21M.

  • 108 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) as of Q4 2017, up from 76 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.99B of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $154M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Permanens Capital, an estimated $6.21M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.