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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
TRCT
51
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.23M +$2.16M +26,694 New
OWM
52
Orgel Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.99M +$1.45M +17,972 +312%
SWP
53
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.75M -$51.9K -642 -3%
PAG
54
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.65M +$63.3K +783 +4%
GT
55
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$1.39M – – –
Susquehanna International Group
56
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.35M +$1.31M +16,210 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
57
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.15M +$1.11M +13,742 New
CPP
58
Crow Point Partners
Massachusetts
$1.15M +$1.1M +13,650 New
PS
59
Portfolio Strategies
New York
$1.03M +$996K +12,313 New
MML Investors Services
60
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$939K +$328K +4,056 +57%
Mariner
61
Mariner
Kansas
$827K +$799K +9,884 New
B
62
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$753K – – –
WCG
63
Wall Capital Group
Arizona
$730K -$141K -1,739 -17%
DRS
64
Deane Retirement Strategies
Louisiana
$716K – – –
BTS
65
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$701K +$679K +8,390 New
LTFS
66
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$697K +$202K +2,494 +43%
V
67
Veritable
Delaware
$689K -$27.5K -340 -4%
LFAS
68
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$633K +$60.5K +748 +11%
FA
69
Fortis Advisors
Pennsylvania
$571K +$528K +6,526 +2,190%
BRF
70
B. Riley Financial
California
$496K +$480K +5,937 New
PAI
71
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$495K +$22.6K +280 +5%
PAG
72
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$455K +$440K +5,440 New
Northern Trust
73
Northern Trust
Illinois
$439K -$2.83K -35 -0.7%
OCM
74
Orser Capital Management
Texas
$418K +$385K +4,755 New
AG
75
Advisor Group
Arizona
$410K +$271K +3,356 +216%
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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.