iShares US Consumer Staples ETF
92 hedge funds and large institutions have $289M invested in iShares US Consumer Staples ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 98 → 92 (-6)
13.43% less ownership
Funds ownership: 172.7% → 159.27% (-13%)
22% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $371M → $289M (-$82.2M)
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)
54% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 41
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$4.25M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$3.38M |
| 3 |
CIBC World Market
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$1.81M |
| 4 |
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.29M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$1.27M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$13.7M |
| 2 |
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
|
-$10.3M |
| 3 |
SFI
SPC Financial Inc
Rockville,
Maryland
|
-$7.99M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$7.38M |
| 5 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$6.34M |
IYK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
92 of the 4,008 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $289M — down 22% from $371M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of IYK and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 41 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.
The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), adding an estimated $4.25M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, cutting an estimated $13.7M.
- 92 institutional investors held iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) as of Q4 2016, down from 98 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $289M of iShares US Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new iShares US Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest iShares US Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $4.25M added.
- The largest iShares US Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q4 2016 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $13.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.