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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
PFGIA
101
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$60K +$57.1K +706 New
SFSIG
102
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$51K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
103
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$32K +$30.9K +382 New
VFA
104
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$21K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
105
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$12K +$566 +7 +5%
WAP
106
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$9K – – –
CFA
107
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$8K – – –
APP
108
Avantax Planning Partners
Iowa
– -$764K -9,884 Closed
AIP
109
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
– -$613K -7,934 Closed
Wolverine Trading
110
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
– -$244K -3,160 Closed
ICOA
111
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
– -$216K -2,812 Closed
NFG
112
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$106K -1,350 Closed
MIFH
113
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
– -$47K -611 Closed
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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.