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iShares US Consumer Staples ETF
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85 hedge funds and large institutions have $299M invested in iShares US Consumer Staples ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 133.57% → 152.56% (+19%)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $279M → $299M (+$19.9M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 90 → 85 (-5)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 27

31% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 16

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
85
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-5.56%
% of All Funds
2.29%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
11
Increased
22
Reduced
27
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
+$45.4M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$13.1M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$2.91M
4
DWM
Destination Wealth Management
California
+$1.91M
5
NPC
National Planning Corporation
California
+$1.66M

Top Sellers

1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$8.56M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$7.68M
3
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$6.54M
4
SFI
SPC Financial Inc
Maryland
-$6.33M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$2.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CPC
26
Cookson Peirce & Co
Pennsylvania
$1.38M +$94.9K +2,670 +7%
BTS
27
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.28M +$24.3K +684 +2%
AIM
28
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$1.09M +$1.1M +31,086 New
Jane Street
29
Jane Street
New York
$1.08M -$7.68M -216,000 -87%
CS
30
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.08M -$205K -5,757 -16%
Bank of Montreal
31
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$981K +$372K +10,455 +59%
ALA
32
Atherton Lane Advisers
California
$914K -$6.93K -195 -0.7%
OWD
33
Osborn Williams & Donohoe
Ohio
$899K – – –
CS
34
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$804K -$284K -7,995 -26%
TRCT
35
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$793K +$806K +22,686 New
MAS
36
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$690K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
37
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$664K +$26.3K +741 +4%
FIM
38
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$561K +$571K +16,056 New
AIG
39
American International Group
New York
$551K -$6.29K -177 -1%
SG Americas Securities
40
SG Americas Securities
New York
$506K -$309K -8,700 -38%
UCFA
41
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$462K +$70.9K +1,995 +18%
MFS
42
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$447K +$44.9K +1,263 +11%
ACM
43
Americafirst Capital Management
California
$442K +$450K +12,654 New
IFS
44
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$417K -$533 -15 -0.1%
Citadel Advisors
45
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$392K -$2.63M -74,091 -87%
PIA
46
Peachtree Investment Advisors
Georgia
$352K +$131K +3,675 +57%
MBT
47
Monroe Bank & Trust
Michigan
$332K -$5.87K -165 -2%
Ameriprise
48
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$322K -$106K -2,979 -24%
TH
49
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$321K -$188K -5,295 -37%
AW
50
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$264K -$25.1K -705 -9%
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IYK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

85 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $299M — up 7.1% from $279M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of IYK and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 22 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $45.4M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $8.56M.

  • 85 institutional investors held iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) as of Q2 2015, down from 90 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $299M of iShares US Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 7.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares US Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $45.4M added.
  • The largest iShares US Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $8.56M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.