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Alerian MLP ETF

427 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.5B invested in Alerian MLP ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 150 increasing their positions, 162 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

243% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $33.2M | Put options by funds: $9.67M

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 30

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 417427 (+10)

0.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 8%8.18% (+0.19%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.55B → $3.5B (-$53.5M)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 150 | Existing positions reduced: 162

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2925 (-4)

Holders
427
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+2.4%
% of All Funds
11.5%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-13.79%
% of All Funds
0.67%
New
49
Increased
150
Reduced
162
Closed
30
Calls
$33.2M
Puts
$9.67M
Net Calls
+$23.5M
Net Calls Change
+$8.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$527M -$18M -216,449 -3%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$330M +$19.6M +235,888 +6%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$306M +$20.7M +249,371 +7%
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$186M +$3.54M +42,566 +2%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$171M -$22.7M -273,429 -11%
T
6
Thomaspartners
Massachusetts
$147M +$23.2M +279,150 +17%
QI
7
QS Investors
New York
$141M +$151M +1,811,746 New
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$138M -$32M -384,579 -18%
MAA
9
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$129M +$18.8M +226,262 +16%
Citigroup
10
Citigroup
New York
$117M +$14.9M +179,481 +14%
BIAS
11
Beacon Investment Advisory Services
New Jersey
$65.8M +$70.4M +846,229 New
Fidelity Investments
12
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$62.4M +$66.7M +802,273 New
TCT
13
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$58.2M +$11.4M +137,021 +22%
Comerica Bank
14
Comerica Bank
Texas
$57.2M +$30.4M +365,328 +99%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$49.9M +$10.4M +125,027 +24%
GC
16
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$40.1M +$2.46M +29,634 +6%
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$39.9M -$4.2M -50,515 -9%
CB
18
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$36.1M -$700K -8,421 -2%
HNB
19
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$33.4M -$37.9M -456,074 Closed
CNB
20
City National Bank
California
$29M +$27.2M +327,147 +713%
BJ
21
Brouwer & Janachowski
California
$28.4M -$1.61M -19,353 -5%
RJA
22
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$24.5M +$4.54M +54,568 +21%
Principal Financial Group
23
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$16.9M +$18M +216,808 New
CS
24
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$15.5M +$7.18M +86,366 +77%
RW
25
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$14.6M +$447K +5,373 +3%

AMLP Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

427 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $3.5B — down 1.5% from $3.55B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new AMLP positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 150 added to existing stakes and 162 trimmed.

The largest buyer was QS Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $151M. The largest seller was Aviance Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $89.3M sold.

  • 427 institutional investors held Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP) as of Q2 2015, up from 417 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $3.5B of Alerian MLP ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new Alerian MLP ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 30 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Alerian MLP ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was QS Investors, an estimated $151M added.
  • The largest Alerian MLP ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Aviance Capital Management, an estimated $89.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.