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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
BA
1
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$44.6M +$45.4M +1,276,056 New
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$31.3M +$1.03M +28,989 +3%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$30.3M +$13.1M +369,387 +76%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$29.5M -$55.2K -1,554 -0.2%
CIBC Asset Management
5
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$25.6M -$53.3K -1,500 -0.2%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$20.1M +$1.64M +46,155 +9%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$14.3M -$533K -15,003 -4%
QA
8
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$11.8M -$133K -3,741 -1%
Goldman Sachs
9
Goldman Sachs
New York
$10.6M -$655K -18,429 -6%
RIG
10
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$10.2M +$418K +11,751 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$9.4M -$8.56M -240,768 -47%
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$6.06M +$2.91M +81,870 +90%
Citigroup
13
Citigroup
New York
$5.26M +$5.44K +153 +0.1%
Envestnet Asset Management
14
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$5.03M +$217K +6,102 +4%
CI
15
Clal Insurance
Israel
$4.86M – – –
FIM
16
Fernwood Investment Management
Massachusetts
$3.49M +$58.6K +1,650 +2%
SCA
17
Stillwater Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$3.27M -$84.2K -2,370 -2%
FAAS
18
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$2.57M +$48.3K +1,359 +2%
DWM
19
Destination Wealth Management
California
$1.88M +$1.91M +53,739 New
Bank of Nova Scotia
20
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$1.79M -$301K -8,460 -14%
PAG
21
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.74M +$342K +9,636 +24%
NPC
22
National Planning Corporation
California
$1.69M +$1.66M +46,671 New
Susquehanna International Group
23
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.59M +$950K +26,727 +142%
Commonwealth Equity Services
24
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.5M -$199K -5,601 -12%
LTFS
25
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.42M -$1.17M -32,964 -45%
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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.