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iShares US Telecommunications ETF

96 hedge funds and large institutions have $237M invested in iShares US Telecommunications ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 10696 (-10)

13.18% less ownership

Funds ownership: 60.48%47.3% (-13%)

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $324M → $237M (-$87M)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-1)

41% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 22

51% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 41

Holders
96
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-9.43%
% of All Funds
2.59%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
13
Increased
20
Reduced
41
Closed
22
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MPWT
26
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$1.29M -$300K -9,844 -19%
CIA
27
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.26M -$102K -3,340 -7%
BA
28
BKS Advisors
Michigan
$1.26M -$5.67K -186 -0.4%
OSNBOA
29
Old Second National Bank of Aurora
Illinois
$1.23M -$67.3K -2,208 -5%
PAI
30
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$1.13M -$14.5K -475 -1%
MBT
31
Monroe Bank & Trust
Michigan
$1.11M -$79.8K -2,620 -6%
CB
32
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$828K +$359K +11,775 +71%
HNB
33
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$797K -$41.5K -1,363 -5%
SCCM
34
Schafer Cullen Capital Management
New York
$784K +$816K +26,781 New
SCA
35
Stillwater Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$713K -$21.6K -710 -3%
FCI
36
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
$692K -$87.6K -2,877 -11%
KIA
37
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$619K -$92.7K -3,044 -13%
BOTW
38
Bank of the West
California
$612K -$144K -4,712 -18%
X
39
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$584K +$2.29K +75 +0.4%
FMBTD
40
First Midwest Bank Trust Division
Illinois
$577K -$252K -8,280 -30%
V
41
Veritable
Delaware
$567K +$78.1K +2,563 +15%
HSBC Holdings
42
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$440K
US Bancorp
43
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$430K -$5.63K -185 -1%
FAAS
44
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$429K +$99.8K +3,276 +28%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
45
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$418K -$386K -12,673 -47%
LSA
46
L & S Advisors
California
$404K -$456K -14,974 -52%
Commonwealth Equity Services
47
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$343K -$1.43K -47 -0.4%
OC
48
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$282K +$152 +5 +0.1%
LTFS
49
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$282K +$170K +5,591 +138%
CS
50
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$265K +$7.16K +235 +3%

IYZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

96 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $237M — down 27% from $324M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of IYZ and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 41 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.18M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $28.6M.

  • 96 institutional investors held iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) as of Q2 2015, down from 106 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $237M of iShares US Telecommunications ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new iShares US Telecommunications ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 22 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $6.18M added.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF seller in Q2 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $28.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.