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iShares US Utilities ETF
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120 hedge funds and large institutions have $769M invested in iShares US Utilities ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

600% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 7 (+6)

220% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 10

204% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $253M → $769M (+$516M)

91% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $746K | Put options by funds: $390K

35% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 31

30.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.52% → 109.71% (+30%)

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 98 → 120 (+22)

Holders
120
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+22.45%
% of All Funds
3.45%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+600%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
32
Increased
42
Reduced
31
Closed
10
Calls
$746K
Puts
$390K
Net Calls
+$356K
Net Calls Change
+$116K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$75.2M
2
FSIM
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$67.2M
3
TFA
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
+$47.9M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$47.7M
5
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$41.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$5.66M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$5.34M
3
LIA
LBMC Investment Advisors
Tennessee
-$4.26M
4
AIP
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
-$2.81M
5
AP
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
-$1.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FAAS
26
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$4.45M +$585K +10,956 +16%
Commonwealth Equity Services
27
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.29M +$536K +10,040 +15%
SI
28
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$4.29M -$11.2K -210 -0.3%
Royal Bank of Canada
29
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.38M +$261K +4,890 +9%
VF
30
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.98M +$2.86M +53,582 New
EHC
31
Everett Harris & Co
California
$2.94M -$23.1K -432 -0.8%
OWD
32
Osborn Williams & Donohoe
Ohio
$2.85M -$21.4K -400 -0.8%
BCM
33
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$2.61M +$2.5M +46,848 New
Ameriprise
34
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.56M +$233K +4,368 +11%
DY
35
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$2.44M -$199K -3,728 -8%
FIM
36
Fernwood Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.18M -$272K -5,094 -11%
ICOA
37
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$2.14M -$355K -6,640 -15%
DADC
38
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$2.06M +$1.96M +36,668 +9,167%
SI
39
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$1.9M +$1.4M +26,270 +336%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
40
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.83M +$546K +10,226 +45%
EAM
41
Evanson Asset Management
California
$1.63M +$339K +6,340 +28%
LTFS
42
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.5M +$915K +17,122 +176%
AIG
43
American International Group
New York
$1.28M -$616K -11,534 -33%
SCP
44
Syntal Capital Partners
Texas
$1.23M – – –
ASN
45
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1.23M +$532K +9,952 +82%
CA
46
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.22M +$657K +12,294 +128%
SC
47
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$1.18M +$232K +4,346 +26%
Stifel Financial
48
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.11M -$7.69K -144 -0.7%
HH
49
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$1.06M +$1.02M +19,112 New
WEC
50
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$1.04M +$939K +17,580 +1,634%
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IDU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

120 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Utilities ETF (IDU) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $769M — up 204% from $253M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new IDU positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, opening a new position worth an estimated $75.2M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, cutting an estimated $5.66M.

  • 120 institutional investors held iShares US Utilities ETF (IDU) as of Q2 2014, up from 98 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $769M of iShares US Utilities ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 204% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares US Utilities ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 10 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Utilities ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $75.2M added.
  • The largest iShares US Utilities ETF seller in Q2 2014 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $5.66M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.