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iShares US Telecommunications ETF

94 hedge funds and large institutions have $255M invested in iShares US Telecommunications ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

353% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.11M | Put options by funds: $245K

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 13

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9594 (-1)

5.32% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.66%59.34% (-5.3%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $289M → $255M (-$33.4M)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 37

Holders
94
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.05%
% of All Funds
3.05%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
14
Increased
26
Reduced
37
Closed
13
Calls
$1.11M
Puts
$245K
Net Calls
+$864K
Net Calls Change
+$4.06M

IYZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

94 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $255M — down 12% from $289M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new IYZ positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 26 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $5.91M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $19.2M.

  • 94 institutional investors held iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) as of Q3 2013, down from 95 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $255M of iShares US Telecommunications ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new iShares US Telecommunications ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 13 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $5.91M added.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $19.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.