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iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

143 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.71B invested in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

180% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 25

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 10

21% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1417 (+3)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 131143 (+12)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.61B → $2.71B (+$94M)

1.62% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.11%72.49% (-1.6%)

Holders
143
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+9.16%
% of All Funds
3.27%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+21.43%
% of All Funds
0.39%
New
24
Increased
70
Reduced
25
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
DF
26
Donoghue Forlines
Massachusetts
$14.5M -$6.73M -77,779 -32%
DLIC
27
Daido Life Insurance Company
Japan
$14.4M
LPL Financial
28
LPL Financial
California
$14.1M +$8.14M +94,121 +141%
MTB
29
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$14.1M +$13.8M +160,000 New
SCM
30
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
$13.9M -$193K -2,227 -1%
Royal Bank of Canada
31
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$12.3M +$9.05M +104,611 +299%
FA
32
Fortis Advisors
Pennsylvania
$11.8M -$110K -1,267 -0.9%
RJFSA
33
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$10.9M +$1.54M +17,854 +17%
LJAC
34
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$10.9M +$195K +2,251 +2%
PP
35
Palladium Partners
Virginia
$10.2M +$228K +2,635 +2%
LIA
36
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$10.2M +$1.01M +11,650 +11%
EIA
37
Eldridge Investment Advisors
New Hampshire
$9.73M +$344K +3,971 +4%
MML Investors Services
38
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$8.76M +$4.05M +46,780 +88%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
39
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$8.7M +$724K +8,372 +9%
CG
40
CFO4Life Group
Texas
$8.48M +$562K +6,498 +7%
MWM
41
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$6.87M +$65.4K +756 +1%
BRWA
42
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$6.52M +$97.8K +1,130 +2%
LFPWM
43
Leicht Financial Planning & Wealth Management
New Jersey
$5.95M -$1.35M -15,622 -19%
TCM
44
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$5.68M -$39.4K -455 -0.7%
CFGS
45
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$5.5M +$5.38M +62,215 New
Goldman Sachs
46
Goldman Sachs
New York
$5.35M +$5.27M +60,893 New
GWM
47
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$5.27M +$2.24M +25,884 +76%
NFG
48
NewFocus Financial Group
Washington
$5.07M -$57.7K -667 -1%
NSLI
49
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$4.99M -$8.79M -101,598 -64%
C
50
Clearshares
New York
$4.36M -$22.3K -258 -0.5%

VLUE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

143 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $2.71B — up 3.6% from $2.61B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new VLUE positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $50.8M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $126M.

  • 143 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) as of Q3 2018, up from 131 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.71B of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $50.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF seller in Q3 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $126M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.