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iShares US Telecommunications ETF
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112 hedge funds and large institutions have $397M invested in iShares US Telecommunications ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 21

6.99% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.54% → 71.53% (+7%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 110 → 112 (+2)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $395M → $397M (+$2.05M)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 38

Holders
112
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.82%
% of All Funds
2.98%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
24
Increased
28
Reduced
38
Closed
21
Calls
$842K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$842K
Net Calls Change
+$2.01M

Top Buyers

1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$17.7M
2
ACM
Arlington Capital Management
Illinois
+$16M
3
AP
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
+$9.62M
4
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
+$9.04M
5
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$5.25M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$47M
2
SCCM
Schafer Cullen Capital Management
New York
-$18.2M
3
CI
Clal Insurance
Israel
-$9.36M
4
GA
Giralda Advisors
New York
-$5.63M
5
UFA
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
-$5.23M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SLF
101
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$4.37K +$369K +13,026 +10%
AA
102
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$4K – – –
SEI Investments
103
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$3K +$2.92K +103 New
JWA
104
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
WA
105
WFG Advisors
Texas
$1K -$5.67K -200 -82%
ACM
106
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$1K – – –
TIM
107
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$1K – – –
VIA
108
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1K +$822 +29 New
EWM
109
Endurance Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$96 -$3.54K -125 -4%
SCCM
110
Schafer Cullen Capital Management
New York
– -$18.2M -632,913 Closed
GA
111
Giralda Advisors
New York
– -$5.63M -195,500 Closed
Bank of New York Mellon
112
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
– -$3.44M -119,389 Closed
SG Americas Securities
113
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$3.22M -111,729 Closed
SGCA
114
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
– -$2.53M -87,767 Closed
Jane Street
115
Jane Street
New York
– -$929K -32,258 Closed
VF
116
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$874K -30,356 Closed
VKH
117
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$779K -27,060 Closed
HF
118
HRT Financial
New York
– -$468K -16,262 Closed
BHB
119
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
– -$323K -11,230 Closed
OC
120
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
– -$316K -10,963 Closed
PMG
121
ProVise Management Group
Florida
– -$295K -10,253 Closed
WHRC
122
W.H. Reaves & Co
New Jersey
– -$255K -8,870 Closed
AAM
123
Aureus Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$230K -8,000 Closed
JFGIW
124
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
– -$146K -5,070 Closed
IA
125
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$126K -4,430 -100%
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IYZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

112 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $397M — up 0.52% from $395M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new IYZ positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $17.7M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $47M.

  • 112 institutional investors held iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) as of Q1 2016, up from 110 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $397M of iShares US Telecommunications ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 0.52% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares US Telecommunications ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $17.7M added.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $47M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.