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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
CAS
101
Cue Advisory Services
Arizona
$324K – – –
MFW
102
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$320K +$337K +3,894 New
HighTower Advisors
103
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$318K +$30.9K +357 +11%
PAS
104
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$318K +$84.1K +972 +37%
KTC
105
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$316K +$74K +855 +31%
Northern Trust
106
Northern Trust
Illinois
$315K – – –
CAM
107
Claret Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
$315K +$1.21K +14 +0.4%
SG Americas Securities
108
SG Americas Securities
New York
$293K +$288K +3,331 New
TSS
109
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$282K +$278K +3,214 New
SFM
110
Signet Financial Management
New Jersey
$272K – – –
FC
111
Ferris Capital
Massachusetts
$265K +$261K +3,011 New
KeyBank National Association
112
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$264K +$260K +3,000 New
FNBSF
113
First National Bank Sioux Falls
South Dakota
$262K – – –
NF
114
Nikulski Financial
Iowa
$245K +$256K +2,960 New
APA
115
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$234K +$53.5K +618 +30%
CAG
116
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$233K -$27.8K -321 -10%
BAM
117
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$233K +$230K +2,657 New
LFS
118
Lutz Financial Services
Nebraska
$218K +$214K +2,479 New
BAAM
119
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$209K +$205K +2,375 New
SC
120
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$208K +$205K +2,365 New
HCA
121
Heck Capital Advisors
Wisconsin
$207K +$204K +2,355 New
EDRH
122
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$205K – – –
CIBC Private Wealth Group
123
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$201K – – –
ASN
124
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$187K – – –
GRP
125
Global Retirement Partners
California
$153K +$151K +1,747 New
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5
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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.