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iShares US Telecommunications ETF

126 hedge funds and large institutions have $374M invested in iShares US Telecommunications ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

392% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3M | Put options by funds: $610K

42% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $264M → $374M (+$110M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 126126 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 19

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 40

19.61% less ownership

Funds ownership: 82.6%62.99% (-20%)

Holders
126
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.88%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
19
Increased
37
Reduced
40
Closed
19
Calls
$3M
Puts
$610K
Net Calls
+$2.39M
Net Calls Change
+$2.45M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
William Blair & Company
76
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$137K
AG
77
Advisor Group
Arizona
$126K +$77.9K +2,700 +177%
BAM
78
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$123K +$119K +4,124 New
EDRH
79
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$105K +$81.6K +2,830 +399%
MPWT
80
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$96.7K -$159K -5,500 -63%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
81
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$94K
SJIM
82
St. Johns Investment Management
Florida
$93K +$3.81K +132 +4%
LTFS
83
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$82K +$9.61K +333 +14%
SWP
84
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$69K +$66.6K +2,310 New
Simplex Trading
85
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$69K +$67K +2,322 New
IBOK
86
Independence Bank of Kentucky
Kentucky
$65K +$18K +625 +40%
EWM
87
Endurance Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$55K -$7.21K -250 -12%
PA
88
Parallel Advisors
California
$55K -$5.77K -200 -10%
AIM
89
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$53.3K
PCG
90
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$52K
NSIM
91
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$43K
SWM
92
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$40K -$5.77K -200 -13%
CMBA
93
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$40K
RFC
94
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$34K
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
95
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$24K
AP
96
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$23K +$22.1K +765 New
FMB
97
Field & Main Bank
Kentucky
$22K -$2.88K -100 -12%
FMTCOCP
98
Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA
Pennsylvania
$22K
BFEC
99
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$21K +$58 +2 +0.3%
IP
100
Intellectus Partners
California
$19K

IYZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

126 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $374M — up 42% from $264M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in IYZ was balanced in Q3 2018: 19 funds opened new positions, 19 closed out, 37 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AMP Capital Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $66.7M. The largest seller was Cullen Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $48.9M sold.

  • 126 institutional investors held iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) as of Q3 2018, unchanged from Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $374M of iShares US Telecommunications ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares US Telecommunications ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was AMP Capital Investors, an estimated $66.7M added.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Cullen Capital Management, an estimated $48.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.