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iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
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114 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.4B invested in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

176% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 21

54% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 13

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.99B → $2.4B (+$412M)

9.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.18% → 71.33% (+9.1%)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 108 → 114 (+6)

7% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 13 (-1)

Holders
114
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+5.56%
% of All Funds
2.61%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-7.14%
% of All Funds
0.3%
New
20
Increased
58
Reduced
21
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$80.6M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$51M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$41.9M
4
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
+$23.2M
5
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$22.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PC
Permanens Capital
New York
-$34.3M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$18.8M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$15.5M
4
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$7.87M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$7.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SFSIG
101
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$50K – – –
ST
102
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$44K +$45.2K +531 New
VFA
103
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$43K +$23.5K +276 +112%
FCAG
104
First Capital Advisors Group
New Jersey
$37K +$38.3K +450 New
VCM
105
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$33K +$34.5K +406 New
Deutsche Bank
106
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$16K +$17K +200 New
SF
107
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$14K +$14.6K +172 New
PFBT
108
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$14K +$14.9K +175 New
William Blair & Company
109
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$10K +$10.6K +125 New
WAP
110
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$9K – – –
CFA
111
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$8K – – –
NR
112
Newfound Research
Massachusetts
$4K +$4.25K +50 New
AIM
113
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$4K +$4.42K +52 New
PC
114
Permanens Capital
New York
– -$34.3M -410,662 Closed
Envestnet Asset Management
115
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
– -$7.2M -86,130 Closed
Comerica Bank
116
Comerica Bank
Texas
– -$4.58M -51,715 Closed
SI
117
SII Investments
Wisconsin
– -$2.68M -31,970 Closed
SB
118
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
– -$2.32M -27,793 Closed
CPP
119
Crow Point Partners
Massachusetts
– -$1.15M -13,650 Closed
BRF
120
B. Riley Financial
California
– -$496K -5,937 Closed
PAG
121
Private Advisory Group
Washington
– -$455K -5,440 Closed
AGM
122
Alpine Global Management
New York
– -$404K -4,828 Closed
OCM
123
Orser Capital Management
Texas
– -$418K -4,755 Closed
FAAS
124
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$134K -1,590 Closed
PFGIA
125
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
– -$60K -706 Closed
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VLUE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

114 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $2.4B — up 21% from $1.99B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new VLUE positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 58 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $80.6M. The largest seller was Permanens Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $34.3M sold.

  • 114 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) as of Q1 2018, up from 108 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $2.4B of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $80.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Permanens Capital, an estimated $34.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.