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iShares Global Financials ETF
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48 hedge funds and large institutions have $81.4M invested in iShares Global Financials ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

225% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 4

60% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 10

23% more funds holding

Funds holding: 39 → 48 (+9)

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $72.7M → $81.4M (+$8.74M)

1.95% more ownership

Funds ownership: 24.09% → 26.05% (+2%)

Holders
48
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+23.08%
% of All Funds
1.39%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
13
Increased
16
Reduced
10
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$2.72M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$827K
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$795K
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$687K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$683K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
-$5.36M
2
Fifth Third Bancorp
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
-$1.4M
3
GCAC
Guardian Capital Advisors (Canada)
Ontario, Canada
-$542K
4
AIG
American International Group
New York
-$331K
5
MLICM
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
-$140K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PWM
26
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$208K +$204K +3,715 New
LTFS
27
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$181K -$4.82K -88 -3%
PSUF
28
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$100K -$4.11K -75 -4%
CLOS
29
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$80K +$77.8K +1,420 New
Credit Agricole
30
Credit Agricole
France
$50K – – –
MFS
31
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$40K +$32.9K +600 +545%
Creative Planning
32
Creative Planning
Kansas
$28K – – –
US Bancorp
33
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$28K – – –
QLMGAA
34
QS Legg Mason Global Asset Allocation
New York
$26K +$24.4K +445 New
MAS
35
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$25K – – –
TRCT
36
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$18K +$17.6K +321 New
Bank of Montreal
37
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$14K +$13.4K +244 New
Envestnet Asset Management
38
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$12K +$12.1K +221 New
KTC
39
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$9K – – –
Deutsche Bank
40
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$8K -$3.01K -55 -28%
HCC
41
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$8K – – –
GI
42
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$8K +$7.67K +140 New
CCS
43
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$7K +$6.85K +125 New
Citigroup
44
Citigroup
New York
$6K +$2.52K +46 +92%
HR
45
Howe & Rusling
New York
$3K -$1.1K -20 -27%
FNBT
46
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$2K – – –
JG
47
Jefferies Group
New York
$1K +$822 +15 New
BFEC
48
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1K +$1.31K +24 New
OC
49
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
– -$5.36M -101,941 Closed
GCAC
50
Guardian Capital Advisors (Canada)
Ontario, Canada
– -$542K -10,500 Closed
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IXG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

48 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Global Financials ETF (IXG) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $81.4M — up 12% from $72.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new IXG positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $2.72M. The largest seller was Oppenheimer & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.36M sold.

  • 48 institutional investors held iShares Global Financials ETF (IXG) as of Q4 2013, up from 39 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $81.4M of iShares Global Financials ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new iShares Global Financials ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 4 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares Global Financials ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $2.72M added.
  • The largest iShares Global Financials ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Oppenheimer & Co, an estimated $5.36M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.