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iShares US Telecommunications ETF
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106 hedge funds and large institutions have $271M invested in iShares US Telecommunications ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.47M | Put options by funds: $1.45M

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 115 → 106 (-9)

8.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 75.19% → 67.11% (-8.1%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 36

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $314M → $271M (-$42.9M)

42% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 19

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
106
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-7.83%
% of All Funds
2.64%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
32
Reduced
36
Closed
19
Calls
$1.47M
Puts
$1.45M
Net Calls
+$21K
Net Calls Change
-$281K

Top Buyers

1
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
+$9.28M
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$7.86M
3
EDRH
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
+$6.03M
4
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
+$5.71M
5
RCP
Rothschild Capital Partners
New York
+$1.78M

Top Sellers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$31.6M
2
ACM
Arlington Capital Management
Illinois
-$21.5M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$6.57M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$6.54M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$4.72M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SJIM
76
St. Johns Investment Management
Florida
$62K -$13.7K -435 -18%
AIM
77
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$54.5K +$56.4K +1,793 New
IWM
78
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$52K +$44.1K +1,402 +592%
HNB
79
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$42K -$51.1K -1,626 -54%
CTC
80
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$26K -$102K -3,239 -79%
BFEC
81
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$25K +$63 +2 +0.2%
OC
82
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$23K – – –
FMTCOCP
83
Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA
Pennsylvania
$22.8K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
84
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$21K +$21.5K +683 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
85
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$20K +$20.5K +651 New
IP
86
Intellectus Partners
California
$19K +$19.7K +626 New
GWM
87
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$13K – – –
AA
88
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$10K – – –
GRP
89
Global Retirement Partners
California
$10K – – –
MFT
90
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo
Florida
$9K +$9.44K +300 New
NFG
91
Next Financial Group
Texas
$8K -$16.2K -516 -67%
BWA
92
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$8K -$9.91K -315 -56%
GAM
93
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$8K – – –
WIM
94
Westside Investment Management
California
$6.76K – – –
ECM
95
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$6K – – –
Citigroup
96
Citigroup
New York
$5K -$4.72M -150,000 -100%
ASN
97
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$5K – – –
BP
98
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$5K – – –
Bessemer Group
99
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$5K – – –
FCMT
100
Founders Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$5K – – –
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IYZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

106 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $271M — down 14% from $314M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of IYZ and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 36 trimmed existing stakes and 32 added.

The largest buyer was Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), adding an estimated $9.28M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $31.6M.

  • 106 institutional investors held iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) as of Q3 2017, down from 115 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $271M of iShares US Telecommunications ETF stock for Q3 2017, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares US Telecommunications ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 19 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), an estimated $9.28M added.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Ameriprise, an estimated $31.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.