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iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

438 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.1B invested in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 87 funds opening new positions, 183 increasing their positions, 128 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

164% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 87 | Existing positions closed: 33

43% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 183 | Existing positions reduced: 128

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.89B → $10.1B (+$2.21B)

22% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4555 (+10)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 389438 (+49)

13.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 84.18%71.15% (-13%)

Holders
438
Holders Change
+49
Holders Change %
+12.6%
% of All Funds
7.69%
Holding in Top 10
55
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+22.22%
% of All Funds
0.97%
New
87
Increased
183
Reduced
128
Closed
33
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Envestnet Asset Management
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.38B -$23.1M -240,167 -2%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
2
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.24B +$71.1M +737,815 +7%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$764M +$131M +1,360,582 +22%
MIAS
4
Mason Investment Advisory Services
Virginia
$547M +$5.62M +58,361 +1%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$432M +$31.3M +325,223 +8%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
6
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$403M
Mercer Global Advisors
7
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$344M +$19.9M +206,759 +7%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$280M +$24.8M +257,279 +10%
FAF
9
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Sweden
$279M +$3.37M +35,000 +1%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$276M +$42M +436,206 +19%
Russell Investments Group
11
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$210M +$30.8M +319,200 +18%
MMI
12
Matson Money Inc
Ohio
$190M
S
13
SignatureFD
Georgia
$180M +$530K +5,498 +0.3%
Osaic Holdings
14
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$133M +$8.54M +88,653 +7%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
15
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$111M -$3.15M -32,647 -16%
SEIA
16
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
$111M -$918K -9,529 -0.9%
PAS
17
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$107M -$4.35M -45,094 -4%
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$103M +$20.8M +216,172 +27%
PNC Financial Services Group
19
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$101M -$3.74M -38,829 -4%
Janney Montgomery Scott
20
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$96.9M -$8.98M -93,206 -9%
IWC
21
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$95.7M +$6.94K +72 +0%
M&T Bank
22
M&T Bank
New York
$87.5M +$42.6M +442,242 +107%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$83M +$17.9M +185,957 +30%
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$79.6M +$25.9M +269,072 +53%
Commonwealth Equity Services
25
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$67.6M +$20.5M +212,657 +48%

VLUE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

438 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $10.1B — up 28% from $7.89B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 87 funds opened new VLUE positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 54 holders — while 183 added to existing stakes and 128 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $131M. The largest seller was Tibra Equities Europe, exiting entirely with an estimated $37.4M sold.

  • 438 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) as of Q1 2021, up from 389 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $10.1B of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 87 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 33 closed out, a net change of +54 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $131M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Tibra Equities Europe, an estimated $37.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.