Alerian MLP ETF
AMLP
608 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.25B invested in Alerian MLP ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 81 funds opening new positions, 225 increasing their positions, 221 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.
13% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $33.7M | Put options by funds: $29.7M
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 225 | Existing positions reduced: 221
0.38% more ownership
Funds ownership: 9.81% → 10.18% (+0.38%)
1% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 81 | Existing positions closed: 82
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 618 → 608 (-10)
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5B → $4.25B (-$757M)
38% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 24 → 15 (-9)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$222M |
| 2 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$184M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$66.2M |
| 4 |
AL
Appaloosa LP
Short Hills,
New Jersey
|
+$54.2M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$22.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$154M |
| 2 |
NMIMC
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$127M |
| 3 |
MF
Magnetar Financial
Evanston,
Illinois
|
-$124M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$69.9M |
| 5 |
CCM
Chickasaw Capital Management
Memphis,
Tennessee
|
-$36M |
AMLP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
608 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $4.25B — down 15% from $5B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 82 funds closed out of AMLP and 81 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 221 trimmed existing stakes and 225 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $222M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $154M.
- 608 institutional investors held Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP) as of Q1 2018, down from 618 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $4.25B of Alerian MLP ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 81 funds opened new Alerian MLP ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 82 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Alerian MLP ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $222M added.
- The largest Alerian MLP ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $154M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.