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iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
VLUE

14 hedge funds and large institutions have $222M invested in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

500% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 1

400% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 1

56% more funds holding

Funds holding: 9 → 14 (+5)

36% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $163M → $222M (+$58.3M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

6.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.09% → 42.79% (-6.3%)

Holders
14
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+55.56%
% of All Funds
0.37%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
5
Reduced
1
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
+$35.1M
2
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$11.6M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$2.02M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.21M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$349K

Top Sellers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$139K
2
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$28K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ASRS
1
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$134M – – –
USAA
2
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$60.6M +$35.1M +546,300 +147%
Allianz Asset Management
3
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$11.9M +$11.6M +180,000 New
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.51M +$45.5K +707 +0.6%
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.34M +$1.21M +18,792 +59%
Citadel Advisors
6
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.08M +$2.02M +31,436 New
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.71M -$139K -2,166 -8%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$358K +$349K +5,422 New
NFG
9
Next Financial Group
Texas
$95K +$92.6K +1,440 New
LTFS
10
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$37K +$193 +3 +0.5%
US Bancorp
11
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$33K – – –
WTB
12
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$14K +$14K +217 New
MFS
13
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$12K +$6.43K +100 +118%
PAG
14
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$28K -435 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
15
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– +$64 +1 New

VLUE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

14 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $222M — up 36% from $163M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new VLUE positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.

The largest buyer was United Services Automobile Association, adding an estimated $35.1M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $139K.

  • 14 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) as of Q4 2014, up from 9 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $222M of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 1 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $35.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $139K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.