iShares US Technology ETF
275 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.85B invested in iShares US Technology ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 93 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
163% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.94M | Put options by funds: $3.01M
150% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 12
38% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 11 (+3)
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.73B → $1.85B (+$114M)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 259 → 275 (+16)
10.52% less ownership
Funds ownership: 209.99% → 199.47% (-11%)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 93
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
+$59.1M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$41.1M |
| 3 |
AP
Advisors Preferred
Rockville,
Maryland
|
+$9.16M |
| 4 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
+$8.8M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$5.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$60.7M |
| 2 |
PAG
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Columbia,
Maryland
|
-$17.5M |
| 3 |
New York State Common Retirement Fund
Albany,
New York
|
-$15.7M |
| 4 |
X
Xponance
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$11.3M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$11.3M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
X
276
Xponance
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$11.3M | -2,047,288 | Closed |
|
|
277
New York State Common Retirement Fund
Albany,
New York
| – | -$15.7M | -448,504 | Closed |
|
278
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$5.41M | -154,980 | Closed |
|
279
CIBC World Market
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$3.73M | -106,812 | Closed |
|
|
TH
280
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$1.77M | -50,644 | Closed |
|
|
UFF
281
USA Financial Formulas
Ada,
Michigan
| – | -$811K | -23,212 | Closed |
|
282
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$409K | -11,700 | Closed |
|
|
SI
283
SII Investments
Appleton,
Wisconsin
| – | -$202K | -5,772 | Closed |
|
|
AAC
284
Asset Advisors Corp
Augusta,
Georgia
| – | -$67K | -1,932 | Closed |
|
|
CG
285
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$47.2K | -1,288 | Closed |
|
|
PSUF
286
People's United Financial
Bridgeport,
Connecticut
| – | -$7K | -200 | Closed |
|
|
HA
287
Harfst & Associates
Sheridan,
Wyoming
| – | -$3K | -96 | Closed |
|
IYW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
275 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.85B — up 6.6% from $1.73B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new IYW positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 77 added to existing stakes and 93 trimmed.
The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, opening a new position worth an estimated $59.1M. The largest seller was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), cutting an estimated $60.7M.
- 275 institutional investors held iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) as of Q3 2017, up from 259 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $1.85B of iShares US Technology ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new iShares US Technology ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 12 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest iShares US Technology ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $59.1M added.
- The largest iShares US Technology ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $60.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.