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iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
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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
AGM
76
Alpine Global Management
New York
$404K +$390K +4,828 New
CAG
77
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$373K +$72.9K +901 +25%
CA
78
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$366K -$11.6K -144 -3%
Bank of Nova Scotia
79
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$310K +$299K +3,702 New
Stifel Financial
80
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$299K +$290K +3,583 New
NA
81
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$284K -$23.9K -295 -8%
RJA
82
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$256K +$247K +3,057 New
FNBSF
83
First National Bank Sioux Falls
South Dakota
$250K +$242K +2,987 New
Royal Bank of Canada
84
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$244K +$88.3K +1,092 +60%
DWT
85
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$241K +$234K +2,888 New
IB
86
Intrust Bank
Kansas
$227K +$219K +2,713 New
SFM
87
Signet Financial Management
New Jersey
$215K +$208K +2,568 New
EDRH
88
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$196K – – –
SEI Investments
89
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$156K +$151K +1,867 New
Barclays
90
Barclays
United Kingdom
$143K +$138K +1,709 New
ASN
91
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$140K +$135K +1,675 New
DZ Bank
92
DZ Bank
Germany
$134K – – –
FAAS
93
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$134K +$129K +1,590 New
APA
94
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$106K +$103K +1,269 New
CIBC Private Wealth Group
95
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$94K +$91K +1,125 New
Citigroup
96
Citigroup
New York
$86K +$14.3K +177 +21%
IA
97
IFP Advisors
Florida
$73K +$70.4K +871 New
MOS
98
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$67K +$64.7K +800 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
99
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$65K +$6.96K +86 +12%
BFEC
100
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$61K – – –
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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.