iShares US Telecommunications ETF
159 hedge funds and large institutions have $438M invested in iShares US Telecommunications ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
318% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 11
206% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.55M | Put options by funds: $507K
81% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 27
47% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $298M → $438M (+$141M)
28% more funds holding
Funds holding: 124 → 159 (+35)
10.89% more ownership
Funds ownership: 70.83% → 81.71% (+11%)
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$156M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$24.9M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$15.1M |
| 4 |
RCYC
Richard C. Young & Co
Newport,
Rhode Island
|
+$6.82M |
| 5 |
PAIM
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Edina,
Minnesota
|
+$3.84M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LMIM
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Bethesda,
Maryland
|
-$108M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$2.07M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$1.36M |
| 4 |
JGC
J. Goldman & Co
New York
|
-$862K |
| 5 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$536K |
IYZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
159 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $438M — up 47% from $298M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new IYZ positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Prudential Financial, adding an estimated $156M. The largest seller was Lockheed Martin Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $108M sold.
- 159 institutional investors held iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) as of Q4 2021, up from 124 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $438M of iShares US Telecommunications ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 47% quarter-over-quarter.
- 46 funds opened new iShares US Telecommunications ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 11 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
- The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was Prudential Financial, an estimated $156M added.
- The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Lockheed Martin Investment Management, an estimated $108M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.