We are live on ! Find out more
VLUE icon

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
VLUE

470 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.8B invested in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 260 increasing their positions, 102 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

155% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 260 | Existing positions reduced: 102

117% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 29

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.1B → $11.8B (+$1.7B)

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 → 61 (+6)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 438 → 470 (+32)

1.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 71.15% → 72.84% (+1.7%)

Holders
470
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+7.31%
% of All Funds
8.18%
Holding in Top 10
61
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10.91%
% of All Funds
1.06%
New
63
Increased
260
Reduced
102
Closed
29
Calls
$408K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$408K
Net Calls Change
+$408K

Top Buyers

1
FCAS
First Command Advisory Services
Texas
+$820M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$121M
3
GC
GFG Capital
Florida
+$86.3M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$73.5M
5
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
+$68.8M

Top Sellers

1
Russell Investments Group
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
-$71.1M
2
FAF
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Sweden
-$60.1M
3
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
-$53.2M
4
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$53.2M
5
IWC
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
-$33.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
26
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$85.9M +$16.7M +158,490 +24%
5L
27
55I LLC
Massachusetts
$84.6M +$30.1M +285,316 +55%
MML Investors Services
28
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$77.7M +$18.4M +173,953 +31%
MMEA
29
Main Management ETF Advisors
California
$70M +$3.66M +34,730 +6%
PPFA
30
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$68.3M +$68.8M +651,974 New
WBG
31
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$67.4M +$5.67M +53,714 +9%
IWC
32
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$64.4M -$33.8M -320,280 -34%
RJA
33
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$61.4M +$178K +1,690 +0.3%
PA
34
Parallel Advisors
California
$60.1M +$9.19M +87,073 +18%
CPO
35
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$59.4M +$2.59M +24,562 +5%
COF
36
Capital One Financial
Virginia
$52.4M +$374K +3,546 +0.7%
BCI
37
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$50.2M +$843K +7,995 +2%
Fidelity Investments
38
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$49.4M -$3.51M -33,227 -7%
HighTower Advisors
39
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$38.2M +$3.64M +34,540 +10%
ACG
40
Arch Capital Group
Bermuda
$33.1M +$34.9K +331 +0.1%
BWM
41
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$31.5M +$5.44M +51,550 +21%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
42
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$31.4M +$295K +2,800 +0.9%
B
43
Barings
North Carolina
$30.2M -$17.8M -168,313 -37%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
44
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$30.2M +$1.77M +16,764 +6%
KCM
45
Kathmere Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$30.1M +$468K +4,437 +2%
HIP
46
HUB Investment Partners
Texas
$29.8M +$9.9M +93,843 +50%
JP Morgan Chase
47
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$29M +$1.97M +18,630 +7%
HCM
48
Hengehold Capital Management
Ohio
$28.9M +$403K +3,819 +1%
SFO
49
Stokes Family Office
Louisiana
$28.8M -$1.04M -9,833 -3%
HSBC Holdings
50
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$28.7M +$1.61M +15,221 +6%
1
2
3 4 5

VLUE Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

470 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $11.8B — up 17% from $10.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new VLUE positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 260 added to existing stakes and 102 trimmed.

The largest buyer was First Command Advisory Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $820M. The largest seller was Russell Investments Group, cutting an estimated $71.1M.

  • 470 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) as of Q2 2021, up from 438 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $11.8B of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF stock for Q2 2021, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 29 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was First Command Advisory Services, an estimated $820M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF seller in Q2 2021 was Russell Investments Group, an estimated $71.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.