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iShares US Telecommunications ETF

124 hedge funds and large institutions have $383M invested in iShares US Telecommunications ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

479% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.7M | Put options by funds: $294K

1.25% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.41%70.15% (-1.3%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 136124 (-12)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 (-1)

32% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 28

33% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $569M → $383M (-$186M)

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 54

Holders
124
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-8.82%
% of All Funds
3.31%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
19
Increased
27
Reduced
54
Closed
28
Calls
$1.7M
Puts
$294K
Net Calls
+$1.41M
Net Calls Change
-$175K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HCMT
76
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$240K
WP
77
WealthSource Partners
California
$232K +$237K +7,190 New
SGCA
78
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$230K +$235K +7,135 New
FNT
79
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$222K -$7.42K -225 -3%
LTFS
80
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$215K -$2.13M -64,519 -91%
HighTower Advisors
81
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$215K -$758 -23 -0.3%
FAAS
82
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$204K -$710K -21,545 -77%
JIR
83
James Investment Research
Ohio
$155K
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
84
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$118K
VFA
85
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$103K -$758 -23 -0.7%
CFS
86
Commonwealth Financial Services
West Virginia
$99K -$237K -7,188 -70%
ClearBridge Investments
87
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$94K -$7.19K -218 -7%
EWM
88
Endurance Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$88K -$11.5K -350 -11%
Mariner
89
Mariner
Kansas
$81K +$83.2K +2,525 New
MFS
90
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$76K +$9.46K +287 +14%
JGIA
91
Jackson Grant Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$71K
WP
92
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$58.8K -$198 -6 -0.3%
WAS
93
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$54K -$692 -21 -1%
HNB
94
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$45K -$1.32K -40 -3%
OC
95
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$35K
EDRH
96
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$33K +$34K +1,030 New
EDRS
97
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$33K +$34K +1,030 New
FFC
98
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$32K -$16.5K -501 -34%
OSNBOA
99
Old Second National Bank of Aurora
Illinois
$30K
SJIM
100
St. Johns Investment Management
Florida
$30K +$14K +425 +86%

IYZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

124 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $383M — down 33% from $569M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of IYZ and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 54 trimmed existing stakes and 27 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $34M. The largest seller was AssetMark Inc, exiting entirely with an estimated $65.7M sold.

  • 124 institutional investors held iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) as of Q3 2016, down from 136 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $383M of iShares US Telecommunications ETF stock for Q3 2016, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares US Telecommunications ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 28 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $34M added.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF seller in Q3 2016 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $65.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.