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iShares US Consumer Staples ETF
IYK

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
OC
51
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$227K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
52
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$221K +$320 +9 +0.1%
MCM
53
Maryland Capital Management
Maryland
$203K -$49.3K -1,386 -19%
Janney Montgomery Scott
54
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$201K -$91.3K -2,568 -31%
PSUF
55
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$150K – – –
LWM
56
LBA Wealth Management
Florida
$135K – – –
SSB
57
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$130K -$5.33K -150 -4%
CLOS
58
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$102K – – –
HNB
59
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$92K -$150K -4,212 Closed
WEC
60
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$84.4K – – –
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
61
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$79K -$26.1K -735 -25%
AP
62
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$63K +$64.2K +1,806 New
US Bancorp
63
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$61K +$55.6K +1,563 +883%
ASN
64
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$56K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
65
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$54K – – –
WRM
66
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$40K – – –
GWM
67
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$37K – – –
BCFS
68
Butensky & Cohen Financial Security
Florida
$37K +$2.67K +75 +8%
GAM
69
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$31K – – –
Invesco
70
Invesco
Georgia
$30K +$2.45K +69 +9%
NCM
71
Nelson Capital Management
California
$25K – – –
FMA
72
FNY Managed Accounts
New York
$24.5K +$25K +702 New
BRWM
73
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$22K – – –
AF
74
Allworth Financial
California
$17K – – –
NSIM
75
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$16K – – –
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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.