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iShares US Financial Services ETF
IYG

148 hedge funds and large institutions have $849M invested in iShares US Financial Services ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

9.95% more ownership

Funds ownership: 178.2% → 188.15% (+9.9%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 32

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 149 → 148 (-1)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $972M → $849M (-$123M)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 45

Holders
148
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.67%
% of All Funds
3.3%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
32
Increased
39
Reduced
45
Closed
32
Calls
$2.57M
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$2.57M
Net Calls Change
+$1.67M

Top Buyers

1
FWCM
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
+$26.1M
2
TC
Trust Company
Kansas
+$9.18M
3
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$7.55M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$5.43M
5
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
+$5.22M

Top Sellers

1
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$17M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$12.4M
3
BHB
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
-$5.71M
4
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
-$5.58M
5
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$5.24M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RIG
1
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$105M -$5.24M -127,044 -4%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$94M +$5.43M +131,589 +6%
Janney Montgomery Scott
3
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$86.1M +$5.21M +126,318 +6%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$66.3M -$2.27M -55,020 -3%
RJA
5
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$59.9M -$800K -19,386 -1%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$48.7M -$12.4M -299,697 -19%
BTS
7
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$40.8M +$5.22M +126,606 +13%
Bank of New York Mellon
8
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$30.4M -$1.69M -40,914 -5%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$25M +$4.8M +116,322 +21%
FWCM
10
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$23.7M +$26.1M +633,840 New
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$20.2M +$519K +12,573 +2%
WA
12
WestEnd Advisors
North Carolina
$19M +$2.99M +72,558 +17%
CAM
13
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$17M +$18.7M +454,254 New
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$15.8M -$2.09M -50,706 -11%
MCWS
15
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
$13.9M -$4.18M -101,286 -21%
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$12.3M -$2.59M -62,859 -16%
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$12M +$4.78M +115,911 +57%
NSLI
18
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$11.3M – – –
Citadel Advisors
19
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$9.4M -$3.78M -91,686 -27%
TC
20
Trust Company
Kansas
$8.33M +$9.18M +222,630 New
Bank of Montreal
21
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$7M +$3.71K +90 +0%
BCI
22
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$6.85M +$7.55M +183,000 New
BWFA
23
Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors
Maryland
$6.07M -$142K -3,453 -2%
QA
24
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$5.73M -$5.58M -135,294 -47%
SI
25
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$5.49M -$617K -14,955 -9%
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IYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

148 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Financial Services ETF (IYG) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $849M — down 13% from $972M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in IYG was balanced in Q4 2018: 32 funds opened new positions, 32 closed out, 39 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $26.1M. The largest seller was Allianz Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $17M sold.

  • 148 institutional investors held iShares US Financial Services ETF (IYG) as of Q4 2018, down from 149 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $849M of iShares US Financial Services ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares US Financial Services ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 32 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Financial Services ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, an estimated $26.1M added.
  • The largest iShares US Financial Services ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Allianz Asset Management, an estimated $17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.