iShares US Real Estate ETF
362 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.15B invested in iShares US Real Estate ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 141 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.
8.89% more ownership
Funds ownership: 99.13% → 108.02% (+8.9%)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.12B → $4.15B (+$21.9M)
6% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 15 (-1)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 387 → 362 (-25)
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 141
34% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 67
58% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $653M | Put options by funds: $1.54B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$262M |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$261M |
| 3 |
N
Natixis
Paris,
France
|
+$193M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$97.5M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$73.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$125M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$122M |
| 3 |
LMIM
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Bethesda,
Maryland
|
-$103M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$99.9M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$84.7M |
IYR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
362 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Real Estate ETF (IYR) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $4.15B — up 0.53% from $4.12B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 67 funds closed out of IYR and 44 opened new positions — a net loss of 23 holders — while 141 trimmed existing stakes and 98 added.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $262M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $125M.
- 362 institutional investors held iShares US Real Estate ETF (IYR) as of Q1 2018, down from 387 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $4.15B of iShares US Real Estate ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 0.53% quarter-over-quarter.
- 44 funds opened new iShares US Real Estate ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 67 closed out, a net change of -23 holders.
- The largest iShares US Real Estate ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $262M added.
- The largest iShares US Real Estate ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $125M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.