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iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
VLUE

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: 3 → 9 (+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: 37 → 54 (+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
–

Top Buyers

1
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
+$119M
2
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$99.6M
3
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$59.3M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$51.9M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$30.1M

Top Sellers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$2.11M
2
TCM
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
-$710K
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$605K
4
NPC
National Planning Corporation
California
-$510K
5
US Bancorp
US Bancorp
Minnesota
-$338K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
51
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$10K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
52
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7K +$6.75K +100 New
AssetMark Inc
53
AssetMark Inc
California
$1K -$135 -2 -13%
Citadel Advisors
54
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$2.11M -32,277 Closed
Envestnet Asset Management
55
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
– -$605K -9,270 Closed
NPC
56
National Planning Corporation
California
– -$510K -7,873 Closed
WBG
57
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
– -$238K -3,645 Closed
FTUS
58
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$7K -112 Closed
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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.