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iShares Global Financials ETF

72 hedge funds and large institutions have $237M invested in iShares Global Financials ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

128% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $104M → $237M (+$133M)

30.97% more ownership

Funds ownership: 28.8%59.77% (+31%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8072 (-8)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 24

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 16

Holders
72
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
1.56%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
19
Reduced
24
Closed
16
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
1
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$124M +$98M +1,592,910 +42,763%
Fidelity International
2
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$40.6M +$2.17M +35,272 +6%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$24M +$5.46M +88,770 +29%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.02M -$1.98M -32,235 -28%
Jane Street
5
Jane Street
New York
$4.02M +$2.85M +46,350 +244%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.02M -$3.24M -52,660 -45%
Citadel Advisors
7
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$4.01M +$180K +2,934 +5%
AIC
8
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$3.71M +$1.76M +28,650 +95%
NR
9
Newfound Research
Massachusetts
$3.35M +$3.35M +54,526 New
ACM
10
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$2.21M -$59.3K -964 -3%
Fisher Asset Management
11
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$1.4M +$198K +3,220 +17%
SC
12
Slow Capital
California
$1.39M -$77.3K -1,257 -5%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$1.37M -$41.1K -669 -3%
GT
14
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$1.36M -$649K -10,547 -32%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.36M -$174K -2,837 -11%
PAMU
16
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.26M +$1.26M +20,500 New
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.14M +$339K +5,519 +43%
AWA
18
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$1M +$39.8K +648 +4%
KWA
19
KCS Wealth Advisory
California
$984K +$27.6K +449 +3%
Susquehanna International Group
20
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$900K -$2.63M -42,733 -74%
WI
21
WrapManager Inc
California
$771K +$771K +12,540 New
VF
22
Virtu Financial
New York
$750K +$750K +12,194 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
23
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$665K
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$594K -$67K -1,090 -10%
BCM
25
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$495K +$495K +8,047 New

IXG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

72 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Global Financials ETF (IXG) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $237M — up 128% from $104M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of IXG and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 24 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), adding an estimated $98M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $3.24M.

  • 72 institutional investors held iShares Global Financials ETF (IXG) as of Q1 2019, down from 80 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $237M of iShares Global Financials ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 128% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new iShares Global Financials ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 16 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest iShares Global Financials ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), an estimated $98M added.
  • The largest iShares Global Financials ETF seller in Q1 2019 was UBS Group, an estimated $3.24M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.