iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
VLUE
54 hedge funds and large institutions have $855M invested in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
320% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 5
200% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 9 (+6)
186% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 7
166% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $322M → $855M (+$534M)
42% more funds holding
Funds holding: 38 → 54 (+16)
4.34% more ownership
Funds ownership: 40.88% → 45.22% (+4.3%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$119M |
| 2 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$99.6M |
| 3 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
+$59.3M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$51.9M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$30.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$2.11M |
| 2 |
TCM
TD Capital Management
Memphis,
Tennessee
|
-$710K |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$605K |
| 4 |
NPC
National Planning Corporation
El Segundo,
California
|
-$510K |
| 5 |
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$338K |
VLUE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
54 of the 4,008 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $855M — up 166% from $322M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new VLUE positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was PNC Financial Services Group, adding an estimated $119M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.11M sold.
- 54 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) as of Q4 2016, up from 38 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $855M of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 166% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was PNC Financial Services Group, an estimated $119M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $2.11M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.