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iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
VLUE

131 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.61B invested in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

138% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 13

120% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 25

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 114 → 131 (+17)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.4B → $2.61B (+$214M)

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 14 (+1)

2.78% more ownership

Funds ownership: 71.33% → 74.11% (+2.8%)

Holders
131
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+14.91%
% of All Funds
3%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.69%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
31
Increased
55
Reduced
25
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$59.4M
2
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$29M
3
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
+$24.2M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$20.6M
5
DF
Donoghue Forlines
Massachusetts
+$20.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AIA
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
-$18.5M
2
EMPI
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
-$16.4M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$12.5M
4
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$10.1M
5
NSLI
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
-$6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OWM
51
Orgel Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$3.09M +$374K +4,453 +14%
AI
52
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$2.99M +$3.04M +36,244 New
Royal Bank of Canada
53
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.89M +$1.39M +16,580 +90%
GWM
54
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$2.81M +$2.85M +33,968 New
TRCT
55
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.45M -$45.7K -544 -2%
SB
56
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$2.3M +$2.33M +27,793 New
DWT
57
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$2.12M +$1.07M +12,743 +99%
SWP
58
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.85M +$93.9K +1,119 +5%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
59
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.82M +$1.08M +12,895 +142%
CCA
60
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$1.75M +$67.6K +806 +4%
RJA
61
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.73M +$1.3M +15,478 +286%
WCG
62
Wall Capital Group
Arizona
$1.48M +$462K +5,506 +44%
CCT
63
Country Club Trust
Missouri
$1.4M +$26.7K +318 +2%
GT
64
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$1.37M – – –
PS
65
Portfolio Strategies
New York
$1.2M -$35K -417 -3%
Citigroup
66
Citigroup
New York
$916K +$240K +2,858 +35%
CAN
67
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$905K +$922K +10,987 New
Mariner
68
Mariner
Kansas
$817K -$12.3K -146 -1%
LTFS
69
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$763K – – –
B
70
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$743K – – –
WGCA
71
Wolf Group Capital Advisors
Virginia
$713K +$724K +8,625 New
V
72
Veritable
Delaware
$681K – – –
DRS
73
Deane Retirement Strategies
Louisiana
$614K +$1.59K +19 +0.3%
IA
74
IFP Advisors
Florida
$613K +$550K +6,555 +753%
Deutsche Bank
75
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$604K +$597K +7,113 +3,557%
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VLUE Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

131 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $2.61B — up 8.9% from $2.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new VLUE positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $59.4M. The largest seller was Arrow Investment Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $18.5M sold.

  • 131 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) as of Q2 2018, up from 114 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.61B of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $59.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Arrow Investment Advisors, an estimated $18.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.