iShares US Technology ETF
333 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.98B invested in iShares US Technology ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 116 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
80% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 25
75% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.1M | Put options by funds: $5.74M
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 8 (+2)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 314 → 333 (+19)
1.14% more ownership
Funds ownership: 187.93% → 189.07% (+1.1%)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.9B → $1.98B (+$79.4M)
31% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 116
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$67.2M |
| 2 |
PAG
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Columbia,
Maryland
|
+$27.3M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$15.1M |
| 4 |
AP
Advisors Preferred
Rockville,
Maryland
|
+$11.7M |
| 5 |
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Roswell,
Georgia
|
+$8.72M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$23.1M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$19.4M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$16.7M |
| 4 |
PFG
Piershale Financial Group
Barrington,
Illinois
|
-$14.6M |
| 5 |
BFEC
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$13.8M |
IYW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
333 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $1.98B — up 4.2% from $1.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new IYW positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 80 added to existing stakes and 116 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), adding an estimated $67.2M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $23.1M.
- 333 institutional investors held iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) as of Q1 2018, up from 314 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $1.98B of iShares US Technology ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 45 funds opened new iShares US Technology ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 25 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest iShares US Technology ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $67.2M added.
- The largest iShares US Technology ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $23.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.