iShares US Transportation ETF
124 hedge funds and large institutions have $559M invested in iShares US Transportation ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 129 → 124 (-5)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 39
15% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 26
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $674M → $559M (-$115M)
50% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $14.5M | Put options by funds: $29M
51.95% less ownership
Funds ownership: 293.12% → 241.18% (-52%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$31.1M |
| 2 |
N
Natixis
Paris,
France
|
+$25.5M |
| 3 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$17M |
| 4 |
SCM
Sandler Capital Management
New York
|
+$10.9M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$8.68M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$77M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$63.9M |
| 3 |
SWA
SFMG Wealth Advisors
Plano,
Texas
|
-$24.2M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$17.7M |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$17M |
IYT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
124 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Transportation ETF (IYT) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $559M — down 17% from $674M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of IYT and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 39 trimmed existing stakes and 35 added.
The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $31.1M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, exiting entirely with an estimated $77M sold.
- 124 institutional investors held iShares US Transportation ETF (IYT) as of Q3 2017, down from 129 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $559M of iShares US Transportation ETF stock for Q3 2017, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new iShares US Transportation ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 26 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest iShares US Transportation ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $31.1M added.
- The largest iShares US Transportation ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $77M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.