iShares US Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
IEO
97 hedge funds and large institutions have $201M invested in iShares US Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
72% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 18
14% more funds holding
Funds holding: 85 → 97 (+12)
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 28
0.7% more ownership
Funds ownership: 42.99% → 43.69% (+0.7%)
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $230M → $201M (-$28.5M)
31% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.92M | Put options by funds: $2.77M
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FWCM
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Portland,
Oregon
|
+$13.5M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$7.74M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$6.84M |
| 4 |
CCA
Cobblestone Capital Advisors
Rochester,
New York
|
+$4.29M |
| 5 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$3.43M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$28.2M |
| 2 |
BPC
Banque Pictet & Cie
Geneva 73,
Switzerland
|
-$7.69M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$4.6M |
| 4 |
PC
Permanens Capital
New York
|
-$4.03M |
| 5 |
NEIRG
New England Investment & Retirement Group
North Andover,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.48M |
IEO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
97 of the 3,765 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (IEO) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $201M — down 12% from $230M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new IEO positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $13.5M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $28.2M.
- 97 institutional investors held iShares US Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (IEO) as of Q4 2014, up from 85 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $201M of iShares US Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new iShares US Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 18 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest iShares US Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, an estimated $13.5M added.
- The largest iShares US Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $28.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.