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iShares US Telecommunications ETF

124 hedge funds and large institutions have $280M invested in iShares US Telecommunications ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 16

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 119124 (+5)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $269M → $280M (+$10.9M)

12.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 68.32%56.24% (-12%)

47% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 43

Holders
124
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+4.2%
% of All Funds
2.68%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
24
Increased
23
Reduced
43
Closed
16
Calls
$1.91M
Puts
Net Calls
+$1.91M
Net Calls Change
+$44K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CMBA
76
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$55K
EWM
77
Endurance Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$55K
IBOK
78
Independence Bank of Kentucky
Kentucky
$54K -$2.86K -100 -5%
MPWT
79
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$52K -$42.9K -1,500 -46%
PCG
80
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$52K
Simplex Trading
81
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$44K +$38.6K +1,350 +951%
SWM
82
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$40K
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
83
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$39K -$241K -8,432 -88%
Rockefeller Capital Management
84
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$30K +$28.9K +1,010 New
CA
85
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$27K +$27K +944 New
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
86
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$24K
LHC
87
Little House Capital
Massachusetts
$23K +$22.9K +800 New
FMTCOCP
88
Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA
Pennsylvania
$22K
BFEC
89
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$20K -$5.9K -206 -24%
IP
90
Intellectus Partners
California
$19K +$17.9K +626 New
SJIM
91
St. Johns Investment Management
Florida
$18K -$15.6K -544 -47%
FMB
92
Field & Main Bank
Kentucky
$18K +$17.2K +600 New
EWM
93
Executive Wealth Management
Michigan
$17K
SF
94
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$16K -$4.55K -159 -23%
RFC
95
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$16K
NSIM
96
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$15K -$41.5K -1,450 -74%
OC
97
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$12K
FHA
98
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$11K
S
99
SignatureFD
Georgia
$10K +$9.47K +331 New
MFT
100
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo
Florida
$9K

IYZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

124 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $280M — up 4.1% from $269M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new IYZ positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was WealthSource Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.41M. The largest seller was Schafer Cullen Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $21.3M sold.

  • 124 institutional investors held iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) as of Q1 2019, up from 119 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $280M of iShares US Telecommunications ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares US Telecommunications ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 16 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was WealthSource Partners, an estimated $7.41M added.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Schafer Cullen Capital Management, an estimated $21.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.