ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF
EQL
27 hedge funds and large institutions have $53.9M invested in ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
400% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 2
35% more funds holding
Funds holding: 20 → 27 (+7)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $49.8M → $53.9M (+$4.06M)
6.21% more ownership
Funds ownership: 105.39% → 111.6% (+6.2%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 6
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$4.09M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$3.3M |
| 3 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$503K |
| 4 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$460K |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$243K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$2.66M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$983K |
| 3 |
BWM
Bernicke Wealth Management
Altoona,
Wisconsin
|
-$670K |
| 4 |
RT
Rockland Trust
Hanover,
Massachusetts
|
-$586K |
| 5 |
SGS
Sterling Global Strategies
Carlsbad,
California
|
-$393K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
26
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$983K | -51,960 | Closed |
|
|
SGS
27
Sterling Global Strategies
Carlsbad,
California
| – | -$393K | -20,760 | Closed |
|
EQL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
27 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (EQL) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $53.9M — up 8.1% from $49.8M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new EQL positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.09M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $2.66M.
- 27 institutional investors held ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (EQL) as of Q1 2015, up from 20 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $53.9M of ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 2 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $4.09M added.
- The largest ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF seller in Q1 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $2.66M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.