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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
AssetMark Inc
76
AssetMark Inc
California
$19K
BRWM
77
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$19K
MCM
78
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$18K
TC
79
Trust Company
Kansas
$17K -$183 -6 -1%
IWMPD
80
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$16K +$1.04K +34 +7%
WRM
81
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$15K
Bessemer Group
82
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$13K
PSUF
83
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$12K
NFG
84
Next Financial Group
Texas
$9K +$7.62K +250 +403%
GAM
85
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$8K
BCI
86
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$7K
WA
87
WFG Advisors
Texas
$7K
CCS
88
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$5K
GWA
89
Genesis Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$4.83K
WTB
90
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$4K +$4.33K +142 New
TRCT
91
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1K -$514K -16,883 -100%
TIM
92
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$1K
GWM
93
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$1K +$701 +23 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
94
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$8 +$7.89K +259 New
JP
95
Jana Partners
New York
-$13.6M -450,000 Closed
PAM
96
PVG Asset Management
Colorado
-$3.72M -123,025 Closed
NPC
97
National Planning Corporation
California
-$2.57M -84,939 Closed
Stifel Financial
98
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$1.14M -37,860 Closed
N
99
Nuveen
North Carolina
-$891K -29,500 Closed
BFM
100
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
-$869K -28,772 Closed

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.