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iShares Global Financials ETF
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51 hedge funds and large institutions have $66M invested in iShares Global Financials ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 5

30% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $50.7M → $66M (+$15.3M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 47 → 51 (+4)

3.73% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.54% → 23.27% (+3.7%)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 15

Holders
51
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+8.51%
% of All Funds
1.37%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
16
Reduced
15
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$6.46M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$5.59M
3
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
+$2.98M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.01M
5
CIM
Cambria Investment Management
California
+$1.97M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.93M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$1.49M
3
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
-$1.43M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$1.27M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$752K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AWA
26
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$522K – – –
UCFA
27
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$425K -$3.24K -55 -0.7%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
28
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$362K +$24.3K +412 +7%
Nomura Asset Management
29
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$344K +$112K +1,900 +46%
Schroder Investment Management Group
30
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$205K +$211K +3,580 New
LTFS
31
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$188K -$71.6K -1,214 -27%
CCS
32
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$113K +$10.4K +177 +10%
WTB
33
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$100K – – –
CLOS
34
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$90K – – –
CP
35
Corbenic Partners
Pennsylvania
$74K -$203K -3,440 -73%
MFS
36
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$52K +$1.06K +18 +2%
Bank of Montreal
37
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$37K +$23.6K +400 +164%
GWA
38
Genesis Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$35.8K – – –
Citigroup
39
Citigroup
New York
$35K +$3.48K +59 +11%
PSUF
40
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$30K -$59K -1,000 -66%
US Bancorp
41
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$29K – – –
AP
42
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$15K +$15.9K +269 New
KTC
43
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$9K – – –
ASN
44
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$8K – – –
MAS
45
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$8K +$9.14K +155 New
PNC Financial Services Group
46
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$7K +$59 +1 +0.8%
AssetMark Inc
47
AssetMark Inc
California
$5K +$5.6K +95 New
FNBT
48
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$3K – – –
HR
49
Howe & Rusling
New York
$3K – – –
BFEC
50
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1K – – –
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IXG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

51 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Global Financials ETF (IXG) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $66M — up 30% from $50.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new IXG positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.46M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $1.93M.

  • 51 institutional investors held iShares Global Financials ETF (IXG) as of Q2 2015, up from 47 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $66M of iShares Global Financials ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new iShares Global Financials ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest iShares Global Financials ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $6.46M added.
  • The largest iShares Global Financials ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $1.93M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.