iShares US Real Estate ETF
429 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.09B invested in iShares US Real Estate ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 97 funds opening new positions, 102 increasing their positions, 152 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.
102% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 97 | Existing positions closed: 48
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 387 → 429 (+42)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 22 → 22 (0)
24.19% less ownership
Funds ownership: 112.76% → 88.57% (-24%)
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 102 | Existing positions reduced: 152
39% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.06B → $3.09B (-$1.97B)
65% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $570M | Put options by funds: $1.63B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N
Natixis
Paris,
France
|
+$78M |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$55.9M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$41.5M |
| 4 |
FIA
Foundations Investment Advisors
Phoenix,
Arizona
|
+$38.9M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$38.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$510M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$448M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$332M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$187M |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$153M |
IYR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
429 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Real Estate ETF (IYR) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $3.09B — down 39% from $5.06B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 97 funds opened new IYR positions and 48 closed out — a net gain of 49 holders — while 102 added to existing stakes and 152 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Natixis, adding an estimated $78M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $510M.
- 429 institutional investors held iShares US Real Estate ETF (IYR) as of Q4 2018, up from 387 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $3.09B of iShares US Real Estate ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 39% quarter-over-quarter.
- 97 funds opened new iShares US Real Estate ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 48 closed out, a net change of +49 holders.
- The largest iShares US Real Estate ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Natixis, an estimated $78M added.
- The largest iShares US Real Estate ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $510M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.