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iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

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: 1417 (+3)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 131143 (+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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SMFS
126
Squar Milner Financial Services
California
$139K +$3.12K +36 +2%
BFEC
127
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$132K -$18.9K -219 -13%
Fifth Third Bancorp
128
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$132K
NFG
129
Next Financial Group
Texas
$119K +$117K +1,350 New
ST
130
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$107K +$59.4K +686 +129%
SQA
131
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
$98K +$606 +7 +0.6%
FHA
132
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$96K +$519 +6 +0.5%
PCG
133
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$77K +$16.8K +194 +28%
VFA
134
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$62K +$23.2K +268 +54%
SPIA
135
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$61K
HNB
136
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$56K
SFSIG
137
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$54K
VCM
138
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$36K
CAC
139
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$13K +$13.2K +153 New
CFA
140
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$9K
WAP
141
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$9K
FHA
142
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$4K
NR
143
Newfound Research
Massachusetts
$3K -$346 -4 -10%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
144
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$1K +$952 +11 +1,100%
QA
145
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
-$23.4M -283,724 Closed
CWM
146
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$295K -24,411 Closed
BTS
147
BB&T Securities
Virginia
-$583K -7,069 Closed
Barclays
148
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$158K -1,907 Closed
SEI Investments
149
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
-$154K -1,867 Closed
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
150
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$145K -1,759 Closed

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.