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iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
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143 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.71B invested in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

180% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 25

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 10

21% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 17 (+3)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 131 → 143 (+12)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.61B → $2.71B (+$94M)

1.62% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.11% → 72.49% (-1.6%)

Holders
143
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+9.16%
% of All Funds
3.27%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+21.43%
% of All Funds
0.39%
New
24
Increased
70
Reduced
25
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$50.8M
2
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
+$33.2M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$22.7M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$17.4M
5
MTB
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
+$13.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$126M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$116M
3
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
-$23.4M
4
SFFS
Stonehage Fleming Financial Services
Jersey
-$11.3M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$9.05M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AEPG
76
American Economic Planning Group
New Jersey
$957K +$419K +4,845 +80%
Prudential Financial
77
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$843K +$602K +6,961 +264%
B
78
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$791K – – –
IA
79
IFP Advisors
Florida
$779K +$124K +1,438 +19%
Deutsche Bank
80
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$767K +$123K +1,422 +19%
SF
81
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$767K +$740K +8,557 +4,975%
DRS
82
Deane Retirement Strategies
Louisiana
$662K +$8.22K +95 +1%
PAI
83
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$581K +$55.6K +643 +11%
RCG
84
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
$580K +$160K +1,854 +39%
AG
85
Advisor Group
Arizona
$570K +$186K +2,148 +50%
LFAS
86
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$549K -$33.4K -386 -6%
Millennium Management
87
Millennium Management
New York
$471K +$464K +5,363 New
V
88
Veritable
Delaware
$448K -$272K -3,146 -38%
WSFS
89
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$435K – – –
SAA
90
Southeast Asset Advisors
Georgia
$423K – – –
IB
91
Intrust Bank
Kansas
$414K +$106K +1,221 +35%
NA
92
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$404K +$104K +1,200 +35%
AF
93
Allworth Financial
California
$396K +$167K +1,931 +75%
PP
94
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$395K +$17.3K +200 +5%
AWA
95
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$393K +$407K +4,704 New
Stifel Financial
96
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$383K +$100K +1,156 +36%
VAM
97
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$358K +$350K +4,049 New
HFS
98
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$343K +$109K +1,260 +48%
CIAS
99
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$340K +$334K +3,865 New
OMC
100
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$340K +$335K +3,874 New
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4
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VLUE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

143 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $2.71B — up 3.6% from $2.61B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new VLUE positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $50.8M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $126M.

  • 143 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) as of Q3 2018, up from 131 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.71B of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $50.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF seller in Q3 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $126M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.