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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
RFA
76
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$16K – – –
NFG
77
Next Financial Group
Texas
$15K – – –
BKA
78
Brick & Kyle Associates
Pennsylvania
$14K – – –
MPWT
79
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$12.4K – – –
CCS
80
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$10K – – –
RIA
81
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$9K – – –
UFA
82
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$8K – – –
LNB
83
Ledyard National Bank
$7K -$7.46K -210 -50%
1832 Asset Management
84
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$5K +$4.8K +135 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
85
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$4K +$3.73K +105 New
RJFSA
86
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
– -$6.54M -185,799 Closed
SFI
87
SPC Financial Inc
Maryland
– -$6.33M -179,802 Closed
NA
88
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
– -$1M -28,449 Closed
VKH
89
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$722K -20,535 Closed
SAM
90
Stringer Asset Management
Tennessee
– -$722K -20,523 Closed
GHA
91
GW Henssler & Associates
Georgia
– -$274K -7,800 Closed
CCB
92
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
– -$239K -6,792 Closed
KIA
93
KCM Investment Advisors
California
– -$224K -6,375 Closed
SCG
94
Sonata Capital Group
Washington
– -$222K -6,300 Closed
TFA
95
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
– -$209K -5,913 Closed
Creative Planning
96
Creative Planning
Kansas
– -$130K -3,696 Closed
PCM
97
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
– -$92K -2,625 Closed
CFA
98
Camarda Financial Advisors
Florida
– -$36K -1,017 Closed
AssetMark Inc
99
AssetMark Inc
California
– -$26K -747 Closed
CFS
100
Commonwealth Financial Services
West Virginia
– -$9K -264 Closed
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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.