iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
VLUE
76 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
225% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 4
65% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 20
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 12 (+2)
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.24B → $1.44B (+$210M)
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 67 → 76 (+9)
9.78% more ownership
Funds ownership: 51.8% → 61.58% (+9.8%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$47.7M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$36.5M |
| 3 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
+$15M |
| 4 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$11M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$10.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NFG
NewFocus Financial Group
Vancouver,
Washington
|
-$10M |
| 2 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$3.76M |
| 3 |
PC
Permanens Capital
New York
|
-$2.43M |
| 4 |
NA
Nottingham Advisors
Amherst,
New York
|
-$1.05M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$610K |
VLUE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
76 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.44B — up 17% from $1.24B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new VLUE positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $47.7M. The largest seller was NewFocus Financial Group, cutting an estimated $10M.
- 76 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) as of Q3 2017, up from 67 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $1.44B of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $47.7M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF seller in Q3 2017 was NewFocus Financial Group, an estimated $10M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.