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iShares US Utilities ETF
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160 hedge funds and large institutions have $326M invested in iShares US Utilities ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

86% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 14

41% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.12M | Put options by funds: $795K

35% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 37

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $286M → $326M (+$40.7M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 151 → 160 (+9)

4.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.3% → 82.57% (+4.3%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
160
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+5.96%
% of All Funds
3.46%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
26
Increased
50
Reduced
37
Closed
14
Calls
$1.12M
Puts
$795K
Net Calls
+$325K
Net Calls Change
-$158K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$18.9M
2
MWM
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
+$10.8M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$5.51M
4
AG
Advisor Group
Arizona
+$5.11M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$5.03M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$34.6M
2
MIS
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
-$8.91M
3
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$3.16M
4
PFS
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
-$2.47M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.42M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IWMA
101
Ironwood Wealth Management (Arizona)
Arizona
$178K -$10.3K -146 -6%
William Blair & Company
102
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$166K – – –
Bank of Montreal
103
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$165K -$29.2K -414 -16%
SFSIG
104
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$162K – – –
Fidelity Investments
105
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$158K -$23K -326 -13%
FANJ
106
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$147K +$705 +10 +0.5%
BAM
107
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$146K -$3.1K -44 -2%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
108
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$125K – – –
CTC
109
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$123K – – –
IF
110
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$113K – – –
AF
111
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$100K +$423 +6 +0.4%
FNC
112
First National Corp
Massachusetts
$99K – – –
SF
113
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$88K – – –
FHA
114
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$86K – – –
GSWM
115
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$84K +$80.7K +1,144 New
Citigroup
116
Citigroup
New York
$71K +$10.6K +150 +18%
CAC
117
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$64K +$423 +6 +0.7%
APA
118
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$60.8K -$473K -6,710 -89%
AP
119
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$52K +$49.8K +706 New
CFS
120
Ceros Financial Services
Maryland
$52K +$49.8K +706 New
NFG
121
Next Financial Group
Texas
$50K -$559K -7,928 -92%
NFH
122
NEXT Financial Holdings
Texas
$50K +$48.2K +684 New
AIC
123
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$44K – – –
MFW
124
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$44K – – –
YWP
125
YorkBridge Wealth Partners
New York
$37K – – –
3 4
5
6 7

IDU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

160 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Utilities ETF (IDU) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $326M — up 14% from $286M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new IDU positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $18.9M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $34.6M.

  • 160 institutional investors held iShares US Utilities ETF (IDU) as of Q1 2019, up from 151 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $326M of iShares US Utilities ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new iShares US Utilities ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 14 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Utilities ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $18.9M added.
  • The largest iShares US Utilities ETF seller in Q1 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $34.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.