iShares US Utilities ETF
IDU
121 hedge funds and large institutions have $278M invested in iShares US Utilities ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
578% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.36M | Put options by funds: $201K
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 129 → 121 (-8)
15% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 26
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 45
68% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $877M → $278M (-$599M)
83% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 1 (-5)
135.7% less ownership
Funds ownership: 215.86% → 80.16% (-136%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$5.09M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$4.3M |
| 3 |
VAM
Visium Asset Management
New York
|
+$2.45M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$2.26M |
| 5 |
SWM
Strategic Wealth Management
Kirkland,
Washington
|
+$1.94M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FSIM
F-Squared Investment Management
Wellesley,
Massachusetts
|
-$165M |
| 2 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
-$88.9M |
| 3 |
BTS
BB&T Securities
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$87.1M |
| 4 |
TFA
Transamerica Financial Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$83.3M |
| 5 |
PFS
Prospera Financial Services
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$20.9M |
IDU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
121 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Utilities ETF (IDU) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $278M — down 68% from $877M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of IDU and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 45 trimmed existing stakes and 33 added.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $5.09M. The largest seller was F-Squared Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $165M sold.
- 121 institutional investors held iShares US Utilities ETF (IDU) as of Q1 2015, down from 129 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $278M of iShares US Utilities ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 68% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new iShares US Utilities ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 26 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest iShares US Utilities ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $5.09M added.
- The largest iShares US Utilities ETF seller in Q1 2015 was F-Squared Investment Management, an estimated $165M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.