iShares US Basic Materials ETF
83 hedge funds and large institutions have $115M invested in iShares US Basic Materials ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
398% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.55M | Put options by funds: $511K
3.83% less ownership
Funds ownership: 38.72% → 34.89% (-3.8%)
14% less funds holding
Funds holding: 96 → 83 (-13)
37% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $181M → $115M (-$66.5M)
57% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 21
70% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 43
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BRM
Boston Research & Management
Manchester,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.56M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$1.1M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$432K |
| 4 |
BCA
Bray Capital Advisors
Naples,
Florida
|
+$348K |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$251K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$5.13M |
| 2 |
CI
Chartist Inc
Seal Beach,
California
|
-$4.67M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$3.29M |
| 4 |
BAAM
Baker Avenue Asset Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$3.21M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$2.36M |
IYM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
83 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Basic Materials ETF (IYM) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $115M — down 37% from $181M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of IYM and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 43 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.
The largest buyer was Boston Research & Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.56M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $5.13M.
- 83 institutional investors held iShares US Basic Materials ETF (IYM) as of Q3 2015, down from 96 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $115M of iShares US Basic Materials ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 37% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new iShares US Basic Materials ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 21 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest iShares US Basic Materials ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Boston Research & Management, an estimated $1.56M added.
- The largest iShares US Basic Materials ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $5.13M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.