iShares US Real Estate ETF
364 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.42B invested in iShares US Real Estate ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 81 funds opening new positions, 114 increasing their positions, 118 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.
37% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 81 | Existing positions closed: 59
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 346 → 364 (+18)
2.34% more ownership
Funds ownership: 101.18% → 103.52% (+2.3%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 19 (0)
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 114 | Existing positions reduced: 118
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.92B → $4.42B (-$504M)
58% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.04B | Put options by funds: $2.5B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$97.8M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$76.5M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$55.2M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$46.5M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$42.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$177M |
| 2 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$133M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$81.1M |
| 4 |
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
-$59.2M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$36.7M |
IYR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
364 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Real Estate ETF (IYR) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $4.42B — down 10% from $4.92B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 81 funds opened new IYR positions and 59 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 114 added to existing stakes and 118 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $97.8M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $177M.
- 364 institutional investors held iShares US Real Estate ETF (IYR) as of Q4 2016, up from 346 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $4.42B of iShares US Real Estate ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 81 funds opened new iShares US Real Estate ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 59 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
- The largest iShares US Real Estate ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $97.8M added.
- The largest iShares US Real Estate ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Citigroup, an estimated $177M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.