iShares US Real Estate ETF
349 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.59B invested in iShares US Real Estate ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 95 increasing their positions, 133 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
57% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 37
15% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 27 → 31 (+4)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 333 → 349 (+16)
19% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.41B → $7.59B (-$1.82B)
29% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 95 | Existing positions reduced: 133
37.04% less ownership
Funds ownership: 161.03% → 123.99% (-37%)
75% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $946M | Put options by funds: $3.77B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$451M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$186M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$138M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$90.8M |
| 5 |
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Needham,
Massachusetts
|
+$89.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$639M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$549M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$520M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$478M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$463M |
IYR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
349 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Real Estate ETF (IYR) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $7.59B — down 19% from $9.41B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new IYR positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 95 added to existing stakes and 133 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $451M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $639M sold.
- 349 institutional investors held iShares US Real Estate ETF (IYR) as of Q1 2015, up from 333 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $7.59B of iShares US Real Estate ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 58 funds opened new iShares US Real Estate ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 37 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
- The largest iShares US Real Estate ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $451M added.
- The largest iShares US Real Estate ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $639M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.