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iShares US Utilities ETF
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129 hedge funds and large institutions have $877M invested in iShares US Utilities ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

500% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 6 (+5)

322% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 9

212% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $281M → $877M (+$596M)

132.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 83.58% → 215.86% (+132%)

77% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 26

26% more funds holding

Funds holding: 102 → 129 (+27)

19% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.69M | Put options by funds: $1.42M

Holders
129
Holders Change
+27
Holders Change %
+26.47%
% of All Funds
3.44%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+500%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
38
Increased
46
Reduced
26
Closed
9
Calls
$1.69M
Puts
$1.42M
Net Calls
+$272K
Net Calls Change
+$62K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FSIM
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$158M
2
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$87.1M
3
TFA
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
+$81.7M
4
PI
Placemark Investments
Illinois
+$36.8M
5
PFS
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
+$20M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$31.9M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$2.52M
3
ICOA
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
-$1.33M
4
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
-$1.31M
5
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$1.05M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIP
126
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$5K +$5.33K +94 New
CFA
127
Camarda Financial Advisors
Florida
$4K +$3.97K +70 New
BFEC
128
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$3K -$2.27K -40 -43%
BRWA
129
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$138 +$133K +2,338 New
VF
130
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$2.52M -47,950 Closed
Stifel Financial
131
Stifel Financial
Missouri
– -$1.05M -19,926 Closed
TH
132
Timber Hill
Connecticut
– -$1.04M -19,774 Closed
VKH
133
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$746K -14,170 Closed
Citadel Advisors
134
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$277K -5,266 Closed
Verition Fund Management
135
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$270K -5,126 Closed
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
136
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
– -$242K -4,606 Closed
MHS
137
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
– -$123K -2,344 Closed
PSI
138
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
– -$18K -344 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
139
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– +$113 +2 New
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IDU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

129 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Utilities ETF (IDU) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $877M — up 212% from $281M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new IDU positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was F-Squared Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $158M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $31.9M.

  • 129 institutional investors held iShares US Utilities ETF (IDU) as of Q4 2014, up from 102 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $877M of iShares US Utilities ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 212% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new iShares US Utilities ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 9 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Utilities ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was F-Squared Investment Management, an estimated $158M added.
  • The largest iShares US Utilities ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $31.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.