iShares US Real Estate ETF
383 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.52B invested in iShares US Real Estate ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 148 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
66% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 32
11.13% more ownership
Funds ownership: 108.02% → 119.15% (+11%)
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.15B → $4.52B (+$375M)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 362 → 383 (+21)
7% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 14 (-1)
45% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 148
65% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $529M | Put options by funds: $1.5B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$318M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$119M |
| 3 |
TIAAOA
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America
New York
|
+$116M |
| 4 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$96.3M |
| 5 |
BCM
BlueCrest Capital Management
St Helier,
Jersey
|
+$37.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$263M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$125M |
| 3 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$90.4M |
| 4 |
N
Natixis
Paris,
France
|
-$75.9M |
| 5 |
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
|
-$39.3M |
IYR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
383 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Real Estate ETF (IYR) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $4.52B — up 9% from $4.15B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new IYR positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 81 added to existing stakes and 148 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $318M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $263M.
- 383 institutional investors held iShares US Real Estate ETF (IYR) as of Q2 2018, up from 362 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $4.52B of iShares US Real Estate ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 53 funds opened new iShares US Real Estate ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 32 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
- The largest iShares US Real Estate ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $318M added.
- The largest iShares US Real Estate ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Citigroup, an estimated $263M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.