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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
CIBC World Market
76
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$626K +$163K +3,658 +35%
NG
77
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
$619K – – –
WTC
78
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$614K -$33.4K -750 -5%
PFM
79
Parsec Financial Management
North Carolina
$600K -$32.1K -720 -5%
KAM
80
Keeley Asset Management
Illinois
$568K +$250K +5,614 +77%
IIA
81
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$563K – – –
SI
82
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$543K +$92.9K +2,084 +20%
CAN
83
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$471K -$255K -5,726 -35%
HighTower Advisors
84
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$447K +$449K +10,076 New
MBT
85
Monroe Bank & Trust
Michigan
$435K -$41.4K -930 -9%
PH
86
Pinnacle Holdings
Oklahoma
$422K – – –
PNC
87
Park National Corp
Ohio
$411K – – –
AIM
88
Acropolis Investment Management
Missouri
$388K -$6.24K -140 -2%
NCMW
89
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$374K – – –
IC
90
InterOcean Capital
Illinois
$340K -$69.6K -1,562 -17%
AI
91
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$333K +$361K +8,100 New
Creative Planning
92
Creative Planning
Kansas
$331K -$31.2K -700 -9%
SE
93
Summit Equities
New Jersey
$323K +$178 +4 +0.1%
WT
94
Whittier Trust
California
$318K +$133K +2,982 +71%
CFA
95
Camarda Financial Advisors
Florida
$299K -$18.8K -422 -6%
SI
96
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$294K +$37.8K +848 +15%
MSS
97
Mitchell Sinkler & Starr
Pennsylvania
$278K +$31.2K +700 +13%
BTNA
98
Bremer Trust National Association
Minnesota
$277K -$17.6K -396 -6%
AAS
99
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$264K – – –
Brown Advisory
100
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$247K +$249K +5,586 New
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4
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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.