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iShares US Financials ETF
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153 hedge funds and large institutions have $919M invested in iShares US Financials ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

105% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.54M | Put options by funds: $3.19M

92% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 13

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $782M → $919M (+$137M)

8.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 106.4% → 114.69% (+8.3%)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 143 → 153 (+10)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 44

Holders
153
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+6.99%
% of All Funds
4.01%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
25
Increased
46
Reduced
44
Closed
13
Calls
$6.54M
Puts
$3.19M
Net Calls
+$3.35M
Net Calls Change
+$3.92M

Top Buyers

1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$31.9M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$30.5M
3
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
+$29.9M
4
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$25.4M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$18.5M

Top Sellers

1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$41M
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$8.41M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$8.05M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$7.76M
5
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
-$7.35M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of Montreal
51
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.47M +$1M +22,544 +208%
QIM
52
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$1.41M +$1.43M +32,000 New
EDRH
53
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$1.4M -$26.7K -600 -2%
IFWM
54
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.38M -$86.2K -1,934 -6%
Citadel Advisors
55
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.28M -$1.14M -25,570 -47%
AW
56
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$1.26M -$256K -5,742 -17%
ASN
57
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1.23M +$78.3K +1,758 +7%
PIA
58
Peachtree Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.2M +$591K +13,260 +96%
Janney Montgomery Scott
59
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.11M +$274K +6,150 +33%
KIA
60
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$1.04M -$135K -3,022 -11%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
61
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$990K +$226K +5,072 +29%
AIG
62
American International Group
New York
$980K +$202K +4,524 +26%
FAAS
63
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$964K -$786K -17,644 -45%
BTS
64
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$922K +$323K +7,248 +53%
JMPWA
65
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$877K +$40.5K +908 +5%
Citigroup
66
Citigroup
New York
$875K -$20.7K -464 -2%
SPC
67
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$832K +$213K +4,776 +34%
NPC
68
National Planning Corporation
California
$791K +$900K +20,198 New
M&T Bank
69
M&T Bank
New York
$788K +$255K +5,714 +47%
VFA
70
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$718K -$10.4K -234 -1%
EDRS
71
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$714K – – –
MCM
72
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$707K +$8.91K +200 +1%
BPC
73
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$677K -$311K -6,970 -31%
TFA
74
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$668K +$656K +14,726 +3,937%
OTC
75
Opera Trading Capital
France
$635K +$641K +14,392 New
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IYF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

153 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Financials ETF (IYF) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $919M — up 18% from $782M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new IYF positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $31.9M. The largest seller was AssetMark Inc, cutting an estimated $41M.

  • 153 institutional investors held iShares US Financials ETF (IYF) as of Q4 2015, up from 143 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $919M of iShares US Financials ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new iShares US Financials ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Financials ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $31.9M added.
  • The largest iShares US Financials ETF seller in Q4 2015 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $41M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.