iShares US Real Estate ETF
267 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.65B invested in iShares US Real Estate ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 103 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
40% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 35
12.13% more ownership
Funds ownership: 136.05% → 148.18% (+12%)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 256 → 267 (+11)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.71B → $6.65B (-$58.3M)
5% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 22 → 21 (-1)
28% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 103
35% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.34B | Put options by funds: $2.04B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$608M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$470M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$420M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$403M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$186M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$660M |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$407M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$177M |
| 4 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$110M |
| 5 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$86.2M |
IYR Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
267 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Real Estate ETF (IYR) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $6.65B — down 0.87% from $6.71B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new IYR positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 74 added to existing stakes and 103 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $608M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $660M.
- 267 institutional investors held iShares US Real Estate ETF (IYR) as of Q3 2013, up from 256 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $6.65B of iShares US Real Estate ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 0.87% quarter-over-quarter.
- 49 funds opened new iShares US Real Estate ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 35 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest iShares US Real Estate ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Bank of America, an estimated $608M added.
- The largest iShares US Real Estate ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $660M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.