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iShares Global Financials ETF

IXG

Market cap $611M

47 hedge funds and large institutions have $50.7M invested in iShares Global Financials ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New

Increased

Maintained

Reduced

Closed

10.84% less ownership

Funds ownership: 30.38% → 19.54% (-11%)

19% less funds holding

Funds holding: 58 → 47 (-11)

43% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $88.4M → $50.7M (-$37.7M)

63% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 24

77% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 13

Holders

Holders Change

-11

Holders Change %

-18.97%

% of All Funds

1.25%

Holding in Top 10

–

Holding in Top 10 Change

–

Holding in Top 10 Change %

–

% of All Funds

–

New

Increased

Reduced

Closed

Calls

–

Puts

–

Net Calls

–

Net Calls Change

–

Top Buyers

1	Goldman Sachs New York	+$1.96M
2	Susquehanna International Group Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania	+$1.26M
3	Fifth Third Bancorp Cincinnati, Ohio	+$1.03M
4	PWM Perigon Wealth Management San Francisco, California	+$703K
5	BCM Brookstone Capital Management Wheaton, Illinois	+$284K

Top Sellers

1	BFA Beaumont Financial Advisors Needham, Massachusetts	-$17.2M
2	Envestnet Asset Management Chicago, Illinois	-$6.32M
3	F FolioMetrix Omaha, Nebraska	-$2.63M
4	Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina	-$2.33M
5	Morgan Stanley New York	-$2.18M

#	Name	Holding	Trade Value	Shares Change	Change in Stake
26	VKH 26 Virtu KCG Holdings New York	$244K	-$1.4M	-25,032	-85%
27	27 Nomura Asset Management Tokyo, Japan	$234K	-$50.3K	-900	-18%
28	PWAP 28 Private Wealth Advisors (Pennsylvania) Greensburg, Pennsylvania	$233K	-$5.09K	-91	-2%
29	AIG 29 American International Group New York	$167K	+$2.91K	+52	+2%
30	CCS 30 Crosspoint Capital Strategies Orinda, California	$103K	-$11K	-197	-10%
31	WTB 31 Washington Trust Bank Spokane, Washington	$99K	–	–	–
32	CLOS 32 Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA 1204 Geneva, Switzerland	$89K	+$31.9K	+570	+57%
33	PSUF 33 People's United Financial Bridgeport, Connecticut	$87K	–	–	–
34	MFS 34 MSI Financial Services Springfield, Massachusetts	$50K	-$17.6K	-314	-26%
35	TRCT 35 Tower Research Capital (TRC) New York	$45K	+$44.3K	+792	New
36	GWA 36 Genesis Wealth Advisors Braintree, Massachusetts	$35.8K	–	–	–
37	37 Creative Planning Overland Park, Kansas	$34K	+$5.59K	+100	+20%
38	38 Citigroup New York	$31K	-$84.3K	-1,508	-73%
39	39 US Bancorp Minneapolis, Minnesota	$28K	–	–	–
40	40 Bank of Montreal Toronto, Ontario, Canada	$14K	–	–	–
41	KTC 41 Kistler-Tiffany Companies Berwyn, Pennsylvania	$9K	–	–	–
42	ASN 42 Advisory Services Network Atlanta, Georgia	$8K	–	–	–
43	43 PNC Financial Services Group Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$7K	+$6.65K	+119	New
44	FNBT 44 FineMark National Bank & Trust Fort Myers, Florida	$3K	–	–	–
45	HR 45 Howe & Rusling Rochester, New York	$3K	–	–	–
46	BFEC 46 Benjamin F. Edwards & Company St. Louis, Missouri	$1K	–	–	–
47	F 47 FolioMetrix Omaha, Nebraska	–	-$2.63M	-45,641	Closed
48	48 Commonwealth Equity Services Waltham, Massachusetts	–	-$2.03M	-36,029	Closed
49	PPCM 49 Pillar Pacific Capital Management Pacifica, California	–	-$200K	-3,550	Closed
50	50 AssetMark Inc Concord, California	–	-$63K	-1,119	Closed

IXG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

47 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Global Financials ETF (IXG) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $50.7M — down 43% from $88.4M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of IXG and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 24 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $1.96M. The largest seller was Beaumont Financial Advisors, cutting an estimated $17.2M.

47 institutional investors held iShares Global Financials ETF (IXG) as of Q1 2015, down from 58 in Q4 2014.
Funds reported $50.7M of iShares Global Financials ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 43% quarter-over-quarter.
3 funds opened new iShares Global Financials ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
The largest iShares Global Financials ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $1.96M added.
The largest iShares Global Financials ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Beaumont Financial Advisors, an estimated $17.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.

iShares Global Financials ETF IXG Market cap $611M