Alerian MLP ETF
AMLP
524 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.72B invested in Alerian MLP ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 196 increasing their positions, 200 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.
8% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 48
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.57B → $4.72B (+$144M)
0.38% more ownership
Funds ownership: 8.99% → 9.36% (+0.38%)
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 526 → 524 (-2)
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 196 | Existing positions reduced: 200
8% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 26 → 24 (-2)
14% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $59.2M | Put options by funds: $68.7M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$322M |
| 2 |
T
Thomaspartners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$82.8M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$74.2M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$18.5M |
| 5 |
GCM
Graham Capital Management
Rowayton,
Connecticut
|
+$17.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MML Investors Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
|
-$33.3M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$31M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$17.9M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$16.6M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$12.9M |
AMLP Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
524 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $4.72B — up 3.1% from $4.57B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new AMLP positions and 48 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 196 added to existing stakes and 200 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $322M. The largest seller was MML Investors Services, cutting an estimated $33.3M.
- 524 institutional investors held Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP) as of Q3 2017, down from 526 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $4.72B of Alerian MLP ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 52 funds opened new Alerian MLP ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 48 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Alerian MLP ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $322M added.
- The largest Alerian MLP ETF seller in Q3 2017 was MML Investors Services, an estimated $33.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.