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iShares US Telecommunications ETF

105 hedge funds and large institutions have $385M invested in iShares US Telecommunications ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 12

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $331M → $385M (+$54.3M)

9.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.24%66.98% (+9.7%)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 98105 (+7)

7% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $539K | Put options by funds: $580K

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 31

Holders
105
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+7.14%
% of All Funds
2.8%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
21
Increased
28
Reduced
31
Closed
12
Calls
$539K
Puts
$580K
Net Calls
-$41K
Net Calls Change
-$350K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NB
26
NBT Bank
New York
$1.5M +$42.4K +1,432 +3%
MPWT
27
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$1.5M +$108K +3,650 +8%
LPL Financial
28
LPL Financial
California
$1.49M -$27.5K -930 -2%
OSNBOA
29
Old Second National Bank of Aurora
Illinois
$1.3M -$16.1K -544 -1%
MBT
30
Monroe Bank & Trust
Michigan
$1.21M +$917 +31 +0.1%
PAI
31
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$1.2M -$2.96K -100 -0.2%
HNB
32
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$965K +$368K +12,454 +61%
N
33
Nuveen
North Carolina
$895K
Jane Street
34
Jane Street
New York
$749K +$176K +5,962 +30%
Royal Bank of Canada
35
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$734K -$813K -27,470 -52%
FCI
36
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
$734K -$44.4K -1,500 -6%
FMLI
37
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$732K +$740K +25,000 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
38
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$723K +$10.7K +362 +1%
BOTW
39
Bank of the West
California
$711K +$426K +14,384 +145%
KIA
40
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$674K +$236K +7,969 +53%
FMBTD
41
First Midwest Bank Trust Division
Illinois
$606K
CB
42
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$506K -$100K -3,390 -16%
V
43
Veritable
Delaware
$489K -$3.7K -125 -0.7%
DA
44
DSC Advisors
Illinois
$480K -$14.3K -482 -3%
HSBC Holdings
45
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$440K
US Bancorp
46
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$418K +$49.7K +1,680 +13%
Mariner
47
Mariner
Kansas
$395K -$62.6K -2,115 -14%
SPL
48
Smart Portfolios LLC
Washington
$365K
OC
49
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$339K +$59.6K +2,015 +21%
FAAS
50
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$316K +$322K +10,898 New

IYZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

105 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $385M — up 16% from $331M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new IYZ positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $6.72M. The largest seller was Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), exiting entirely with an estimated $10.9M sold.

  • 105 institutional investors held iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) as of Q4 2014, up from 98 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $385M of iShares US Telecommunications ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new iShares US Telecommunications ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $6.72M added.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), an estimated $10.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.