Flow Traders U.S. Portfolio holdings
Flow Traders U.S. is the American arm of Flow Traders, a market maker founded in Amsterdam in 2004 that built its business on exchange-traded products. Flow Traders continuously quotes buy and sell prices for ETPs, options, fixed income products and currencies. Its New York office opened in 2009 and is the main hub for US trading in ETPs, fixed income and digital assets, with a Chicago office added in early 2023. In the U.S. it also makes markets in high yield corporate bonds, posting streaming prices on the MarketAxess trading platform.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
|
+$193M |
| 2 |
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
|
+$52.1M |
| 3 |
iShares MSCI China ETF
MCHI
|
+$38M |
| 4 |
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
|
+$28.6M |
| 5 |
Schwab International Equity ETF
SCHF
|
+$27.5M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
|
+$125M |
| 2 |
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
|
+$121M |
| 3 |
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
DBEF
|
+$54.4M |
| 4 |
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
|
+$52.2M |
| 5 |
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
|
+$38.8M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 99.83% |
| 2 | Energy | 0.12% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 0.03% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 0.02% |
| 5 | Financials | 0% |
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Flow Traders U.S.'s Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, Flow Traders U.S. held 287 positions worth $1.03B, down 20% from $1.29B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 56% of the portfolio.
Flow Traders U.S. withdrew a net $202M in Q2 2018, closing 92 positions and reducing 62 holdings. Its most notable exit was State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF, an estimated $121M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 100% of assets, up from 99% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Healthcare.
Against the trend, Flow Traders U.S. opened a new position in iShares MSCI China ETF worth $35.9M.
- Flow Traders U.S.'s largest Q2 2018 buy was iShares MSCI China ETF: 556,446 shares worth $35.9M.
- Flow Traders U.S. added most to Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in Q2 2018, an estimated $193M increase.
- Flow Traders U.S.'s biggest Q2 2018 reduction was iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, cutting an estimated $125M.
- Flow Traders U.S. fully exited State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $121M.
- Flow Traders U.S.'s ten largest holdings make up 56% of its $1.03B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- Flow Traders U.S. opened 72 new positions and closed 92 in Q2 2018.
- Flow Traders U.S.'s portfolio value fell 20% quarter-over-quarter to $1.03B.
Based on Flow Traders U.S.'s 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.