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iShares US Consumer Staples ETF
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100 hedge funds and large institutions have $207M invested in iShares US Consumer Staples ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 11

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 95 → 100 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

11.59% less ownership

Funds ownership: 131.25% → 119.66% (-12%)

26% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $280M → $207M (-$72.5M)

60% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 42

Holders
100
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+5.26%
% of All Funds
2.27%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
16
Increased
17
Reduced
42
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$947K
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$896K
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$819K
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$590K
5
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$225K

Top Sellers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$33.3M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$9.89M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$9.84M
4
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$9.64M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$4.31M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FRA
76
Front Row Advisors
California
$43K +$41.9K +1,020 New
GAM
77
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$38K +$123 +3 +0.3%
YWP
78
YorkBridge Wealth Partners
New York
$36K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
79
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$34K – – –
JCM
80
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$32K -$16.3K -396 -35%
BTIS
81
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$32K +$13.8K +336 +76%
NCM
82
Nelson Capital Management
California
$30K – – –
Citigroup
83
Citigroup
New York
$29K -$1.23K -30 -4%
CA
84
Calton & Associates
Florida
$27K +$25.6K +624 New
WCM
85
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
$22K +$21.6K +525 New
CFA
86
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$21K – – –
APA
87
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$19K +$18.5K +450 New
NSIM
88
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$19K – – –
RFA
89
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$19K – – –
BGC
90
Blue Granite Capital
South Carolina
$16K – – –
SEI Investments
91
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$14K +$13.2K +321 New
IF
92
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$13K – – –
SWM
93
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$13K +$12.7K +309 New
SWP
94
Strategic Wealth Partners
Ohio
$13K +$13.2K +321 New
LNB
95
Ledyard National Bank
$9K – – –
BWM
96
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$6K – – –
EWM
97
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$4K – – –
AIM
98
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$2K -$6.53K -159 -77%
BFEC
99
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$2K – – –
AF
100
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$1K +$616 +15 New
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IYK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

100 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $207M — down 26% from $280M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new IYK positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Raymond James & Associates, adding an estimated $947K. The largest seller was BlackRock, exiting entirely with an estimated $33.3M sold.

  • 100 institutional investors held iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) as of Q4 2017, up from 95 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $207M of iShares US Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q4 2017, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares US Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $947K added.
  • The largest iShares US Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q4 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $33.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.