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iShares US Financial Services ETF
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71 hedge funds and large institutions have $365M invested in iShares US Financial Services ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

121% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 14

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $289M → $365M (+$76.4M)

16.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 151.25% → 167.95% (+17%)

5% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $817K | Put options by funds: $781K

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: 12 | Existing positions closed: 13

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 71 (-3)

Holders
71
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-4.05%
% of All Funds
1.89%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
12
Increased
31
Reduced
14
Closed
13
Calls
$817K
Puts
$781K
Net Calls
+$36K
Net Calls Change
-$765K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
+$26.7M
2
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$7.9M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$5.04M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$3.91M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$3.74M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$2.15M
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$1.95M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.18M
4
CP
Cinque Partners
California
-$1.16M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$711K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of Montreal
26
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.61M +$1.8M +61,236 +255%
PNC Financial Services Group
27
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2.33M -$14K -477 -0.6%
JMPWA
28
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$1.66M -$15.9K -540 -1%
BCM
29
Beck Capital Management
Texas
$1.28M +$10.2K +345 +0.8%
PP
30
Patten & Patten
Tennessee
$1.14M +$70.2K +2,385 +7%
CA
31
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.08M +$119K +4,050 +13%
SC
32
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$1.06M +$115K +3,900 +13%
AIG
33
American International Group
New York
$1.05M +$978K +33,204 +2,740%
Janney Montgomery Scott
34
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.01M +$585K +19,863 +151%
CCA
35
Cobblestone Capital Advisors
New York
$983K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
36
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$874K -$520K -17,652 -38%
CIBC World Market
37
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$789K -$74.8K -2,541 -9%
SWM
38
Strategic Wealth Management
Washington
$781K -$64.5K -2,190 -8%
SG Americas Securities
39
SG Americas Securities
New York
$699K -$495K -16,800 -42%
M&T Bank
40
M&T Bank
New York
$626K -$618 -21 -0.1%
FMWA
41
Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors
Missouri
$622K +$3.09K +105 +0.5%
NPC
42
National Planning Corporation
California
$573K – – –
HCP
43
Holt Capital Partners
Texas
$548K – – –
LTFS
44
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$504K +$470K +15,963 +3,186%
FAAS
45
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$450K +$133K +4,500 +45%
TFF
46
The Family Firm
Maryland
$449K +$432K +14,676 New
Ameriprise
47
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$361K +$39.9K +1,356 +13%
SFSIG
48
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$353K +$26.5K +900 +8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
49
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$331K -$5.83K -198 -2%
GW
50
GW & Wade
Massachusetts
$246K +$236K +8,025 New
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IYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

71 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Financial Services ETF (IYG) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $365M — up 26% from $289M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of IYG and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 31 added.

The largest buyer was Beaumont Financial Advisors, adding an estimated $26.7M. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), exiting entirely with an estimated $2.15M sold.

  • 71 institutional investors held iShares US Financial Services ETF (IYG) as of Q4 2014, down from 74 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $365M of iShares US Financial Services ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares US Financial Services ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares US Financial Services ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Beaumont Financial Advisors, an estimated $26.7M added.
  • The largest iShares US Financial Services ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $2.15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.