iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
VLUE
6 hedge funds and large institutions have $130M invested in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 1
20% more funds holding
Funds holding: 5 → 6 (+1)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $126M → $130M (+$3.84M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0.94% less ownership
Funds ownership: 98.15% → 97.22% (-0.94%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.3M |
| 2 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
+$472K |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$67.3K |
| 4 |
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$29.5K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$196K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ASRS
1
Arizona State Retirement System
Phoenix,
Arizona
| $121M | – | – | – |
|
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2
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $6.02M | +$1.3M | +22,056 | +28% |
|
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3
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $1.86M | +$67.3K | +1,139 | +4% |
|
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BCI
4
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
| $484K | +$472K | +8,000 | New |
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5
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $30K | +$29.5K | +500 | New |
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MFS
6
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| $5K | – | – | – |
|
|
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$196K | -3,288 | Closed |
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VLUE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
6 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $130M — up 3.1% from $126M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 2 funds opened new VLUE positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 2 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $1.3M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, exiting entirely with an estimated $196K sold.
- 6 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) as of Q1 2014, up from 5 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $130M of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 1 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.3M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $196K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.