iShares US Financials ETF
190 hedge funds and large institutions have $918M invested in iShares US Financials ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
22% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.5M | Put options by funds: $1.23M
11.67% more ownership
Funds ownership: 96.7% → 108.37% (+12%)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $873M → $918M (+$44.7M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 26
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 195 → 190 (-5)
28% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 68
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$72.4M |
| 2 |
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
+$16.6M |
| 3 |
HIIFS
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Ramat Gan,
Israel
|
+$8.24M |
| 4 |
FDCDDQ
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Levis,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$8.04M |
| 5 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
+$5.82M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$27.1M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$13.4M |
| 3 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
-$9.78M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$6.85M |
| 5 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$5.85M |
IYF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
190 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Financials ETF (IYF) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $918M — up 5.1% from $873M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of IYF and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 68 trimmed existing stakes and 49 added.
The largest buyer was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), adding an estimated $72.4M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $27.1M.
- 190 institutional investors held iShares US Financials ETF (IYF) as of Q2 2017, down from 195 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $918M of iShares US Financials ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 5.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new iShares US Financials ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 26 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest iShares US Financials ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $72.4M added.
- The largest iShares US Financials ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $27.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.