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 Europe ETF
VGK
|
+$99.2M |
| 2 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$88.4M |
| 3 |
JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF
JPST
|
+$37.5M |
| 4 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$37.5M |
| 5 |
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
|
+$28.5M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
|
+$209M |
| 2 |
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
|
+$69.7M |
| 3 |
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
|
+$63.1M |
| 4 |
Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF
SCHE
|
+$37.4M |
| 5 |
iShares MSCI China ETF
MCHI
|
+$35.9M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 97.7% |
| 2 | Technology | 0.8% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 0.71% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 0.41% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 0.14% |
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Flow Traders U.S.'s Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2018, Flow Traders U.S. held 328 positions worth $858M, down 17% from $1.03B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 45% of the portfolio.
Flow Traders U.S. withdrew a net $160M in Q3 2018, closing 83 positions and reducing 52 holdings. Its most notable exit was Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF, an estimated $209M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 98% of assets, down from 100% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Communication Services.
Against the trend, Flow Traders U.S. opened a new position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF worth $98.4M.
- Flow Traders U.S.'s largest Q3 2018 buy was Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF: 1,750,567 shares worth $98.4M.
- Flow Traders U.S. added most to iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q3 2018, an estimated $16.3M increase.
- Flow Traders U.S.'s biggest Q3 2018 reduction was PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Exchange-Traded Fund, cutting an estimated $27.8M.
- Flow Traders U.S. fully exited Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $209M.
- Flow Traders U.S.'s ten largest holdings make up 45% of its $858M portfolio in Q3 2018.
- Flow Traders U.S. opened 133 new positions and closed 83 in Q3 2018.
- Flow Traders U.S.'s portfolio value fell 17% quarter-over-quarter to $858M.
Based on Flow Traders U.S.'s 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 14 Nov 2018.