iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
VLUE
563 hedge funds and large institutions have $11B invested in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 161 increasing their positions, 272 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.
12.07% more ownership
Funds ownership: 78.2% → 90.26% (+12%)
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 66
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 578 → 563 (-15)
13% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.7B → $11B (-$1.71B)
16% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 64 → 54 (-10)
41% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 161 | Existing positions reduced: 272
78% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2K | Put options by funds: $9K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CIAS
CFS Investment Advisory Services
Totowa,
New Jersey
|
+$543M |
| 2 |
Ensign Peak Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
+$178M |
| 3 |
GC
GFG Capital
Miami,
Florida
|
+$154M |
| 4 |
AIA
Angeles Investment Advisors
Santa Monica,
California
|
+$114M |
| 5 |
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$76.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$488M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$327M |
| 3 |
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
-$171M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$95.3M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$88.5M |
VLUE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
563 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $11B — down 13% from $12.7B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 66 funds closed out of VLUE and 61 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 272 trimmed existing stakes and 161 added.
The largest buyer was CFS Investment Advisory Services, adding an estimated $543M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $488M.
- 563 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) as of Q1 2022, down from 578 in Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $11B of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF stock for Q1 2022, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 61 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 66 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was CFS Investment Advisory Services, an estimated $543M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF seller in Q1 2022 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $488M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.