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iShares US Financial Services ETF
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78 hedge funds and large institutions have $343M invested in iShares US Financial Services ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 10

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 11

48% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.7M | Put options by funds: $2.5M

30% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $264M → $343M (+$78.3M)

19.79% more ownership

Funds ownership: 135.4% → 155.19% (+20%)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 68 → 78 (+10)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

Holders
78
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+14.71%
% of All Funds
2.1%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
22
Increased
30
Reduced
10
Closed
11
Calls
$3.7M
Puts
$2.5M
Net Calls
+$1.2M
Net Calls Change
+$1.62M

Top Buyers

1
PAG
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
+$34.2M
2
MMA
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
+$12.8M
3
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
+$9.49M
4
BHB
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
+$8.63M
5
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$5.35M

Top Sellers

1
CPSAC
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
-$21M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$11M
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$5.05M
4
ACM
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
-$1.75M
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$931K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SG Americas Securities
26
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.13M +$1.4M +45,105 +197%
RJA
27
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.79M +$1.78M +57,231 New
BCM
28
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.76M +$1.74M +56,100 New
JMPWA
29
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$1.71M +$2.23K +72 +0.1%
VF
30
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.55M +$1.53M +49,338 New
BCM
31
Beck Capital Management
Texas
$1.24M -$12K -387 -1%
AIG
32
American International Group
New York
$1.23M +$1.18M +38,130 +3,146%
CA
33
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.22M +$17.7K +570 +1%
PP
34
Patten & Patten
Tennessee
$1.18M – – –
LPT
35
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$1.14M -$95.1K -3,063 -8%
SB
36
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.13M +$1.12M +36,069 New
Franklin Resources
37
Franklin Resources
California
$1M +$992K +31,962 New
CCA
38
Cobblestone Capital Advisors
New York
$994K -$12.9K -414 -1%
SC
39
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$989K -$106K -3,417 -10%
SWM
40
Strategic Wealth Management
Washington
$764K +$756K +24,366 New
CLOS
41
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$725K – – –
FAAS
42
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$715K +$98.4K +3,171 +16%
HCP
43
Holt Capital Partners
Texas
$697K +$18K +579 +3%
TFF
44
The Family Firm
Maryland
$657K +$212K +6,834 +48%
TFA
45
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$621K +$614K +19,791 New
FMWA
46
Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors
Missouri
$616K -$20.5K -660 -3%
EWM
47
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$470K – – –
MFS
48
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$467K +$251K +8,073 +118%
SFSIG
49
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$428K +$66.1K +2,130 +18%
Janney Montgomery Scott
50
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$395K -$80.3K -2,586 -17%
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IYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

78 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Financial Services ETF (IYG) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $343M — up 30% from $264M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new IYG positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Pinnacle Advisory Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $34.2M. The largest seller was Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS), exiting entirely with an estimated $21M sold.

  • 78 institutional investors held iShares US Financial Services ETF (IYG) as of Q2 2015, up from 68 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $343M of iShares US Financial Services ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new iShares US Financial Services ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Financial Services ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Pinnacle Advisory Group, an estimated $34.2M added.
  • The largest iShares US Financial Services ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS), an estimated $21M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.