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iShares US Telecommunications ETF
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100 hedge funds and large institutions have $337M invested in iShares US Telecommunications ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

44% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $234M → $337M (+$103M)

43% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $43K | Put options by funds: $30K

12.58% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.57% → 64.15% (+13%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 102 → 100 (-2)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 18

40% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 40

Holders
100
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.96%
% of All Funds
2.89%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
16
Increased
24
Reduced
40
Closed
18
Calls
$43K
Puts
$30K
Net Calls
+$13K
Net Calls Change
+$539K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$52.3M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$29.7M
3
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
+$9.58M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$7.15M
5
GA
Giralda Advisors
New York
+$6.22M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$3.63M
2
SCCM
Schafer Cullen Capital Management
New York
-$3.34M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.32M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$2.94M
5
UAS
United Asset Strategies
New York
-$2.83M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LWM
76
LBA Wealth Management
Florida
$32K – – –
JIC
77
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$30K – – –
FMB
78
Field & Main Bank
Kentucky
$28K -$7.3K -250 -21%
JFGIW
79
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$28K – – –
PSUF
80
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$24K – – –
Parallax Volatility Advisers
81
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$22K -$52.3K -1,792 -71%
AssetMark Inc
82
AssetMark Inc
California
$20K -$1.52M -51,947 -99%
WRM
83
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$19K – – –
MCM
84
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$18K – – –
ECM
85
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$14K – – –
PTC
86
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$14K – – –
Bessemer Group
87
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$13K – – –
BFEC
88
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$10K -$642 -22 -6%
PSI
89
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$10K – – –
SJIM
90
St. Johns Investment Management
Florida
$8K +$7.59K +260 New
Brown Advisory
91
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$7K -$20.7K -710 -76%
PAS
92
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$7K +$29 +1 +0.5%
MAS
93
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$5K – – –
EAMA
94
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$4K +$3.8K +130 New
CCS
95
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$3K – – –
SSB
96
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$3K – – –
NES
97
New England Securities
New York
$2K -$467 -16 -24%
SCP
98
Syntal Capital Partners
Texas
$1.26K +$1.23M +42,140 New
SCCM
99
Schafer Cullen Capital Management
New York
– -$3.34M -112,225 Closed
UAS
100
United Asset Strategies
New York
– -$2.83M -95,185 Closed
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IYZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

100 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $337M — up 44% from $234M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of IYZ and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 40 trimmed existing stakes and 24 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $52.3M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, cutting an estimated $3.63M.

  • 100 institutional investors held iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) as of Q1 2014, down from 102 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $337M of iShares US Telecommunications ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 44% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares US Telecommunications ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 18 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $52.3M added.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF seller in Q1 2014 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $3.63M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.