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iShares US Telecommunications ETF
IYZ

96 hedge funds and large institutions have $237M invested in iShares US Telecommunications ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 106 → 96 (-10)

13.18% less ownership

Funds ownership: 60.48% → 47.3% (-13%)

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $324M → $237M (-$87M)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

41% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 22

51% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 41

Holders
96
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-9.43%
% of All Funds
2.59%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
13
Increased
20
Reduced
41
Closed
22
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$6.18M
2
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$6.1M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$5.5M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$4.22M
5
AGM
Alpine Global Management
New York
+$3.81M

Top Sellers

1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$28.6M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$17.1M
3
JP
Jana Partners
New York
-$13.6M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$12M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$7.54M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DA
101
DSC Advisors
Illinois
– -$705K -23,308 Closed
Credit Agricole
102
Credit Agricole
France
– -$656K -21,729 Closed
VF
103
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$409K -13,546 Closed
IFS
104
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
– -$400K -13,247 Closed
SPL
105
Smart Portfolios LLC
Washington
– -$365K -12,919 Closed
Mariner
106
Mariner
Kansas
– -$274K -9,055 Closed
M&T Bank
107
M&T Bank
New York
– -$212K -7,031 Closed
Daiwa Securities Group
108
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
– -$151K -5,000 Closed
PCM
109
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
– -$96K -3,185 Closed
AP
110
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
– -$53.6K -1,775 Closed
Creative Planning
111
Creative Planning
Kansas
– -$51K -1,672 Closed
JIC
112
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
– -$30K -1,000 Closed
BIM
113
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
– -$23K -750 Closed
JFGIW
114
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
– -$5K -168 Closed
NMIS
115
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services
Wisconsin
– -$3K -100 Closed
CG
116
Colony Group
Massachusetts
– +$30 +1 New
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IYZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

96 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $237M — down 27% from $324M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of IYZ and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 41 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.18M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $28.6M.

  • 96 institutional investors held iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) as of Q2 2015, down from 106 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $237M of iShares US Telecommunications ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new iShares US Telecommunications ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 22 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $6.18M added.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF seller in Q2 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $28.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.