iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF
228 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.45B invested in iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 93 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
47% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 17
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.33B → $1.45B (+$123M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 222 → 228 (+6)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)
0.64% less ownership
Funds ownership: 113.13% → 112.5% (-0.64%)
28% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 93
85% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $987K | Put options by funds: $6.79M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$32.8M |
| 2 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$31.7M |
| 3 |
AAM
Aberdeen Asset Management
Aberdeen,
United Kingdom
|
+$5.12M |
| 4 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3.18M |
| 5 |
WSTAM
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Norfolk,
Virginia
|
+$2.88M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AFS
Aft Forsyth & Sober
Valrico,
Florida
|
-$22.1M |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$15.9M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$8.92M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$5.12M |
| 5 |
BOTW
Bank of the West
Monterey Park,
California
|
-$5.02M |
ICF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
228 of the 3,475 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF (ICF) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $1.45B — up 9.3% from $1.33B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new ICF positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 93 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $32.8M. The largest seller was Aft Forsyth & Sober, cutting an estimated $22.1M.
- 228 institutional investors held iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF (ICF) as of Q1 2014, up from 222 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $1.45B of iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 17 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $32.8M added.
- The largest iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Aft Forsyth & Sober, an estimated $22.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.