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iShares US Telecommunications ETF

124 hedge funds and large institutions have $383M invested in iShares US Telecommunications ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

479% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.7M | Put options by funds: $294K

1.25% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.41%70.15% (-1.3%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 136124 (-12)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 (-1)

32% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 28

33% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $569M → $383M (-$186M)

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 54

Holders
124
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-8.82%
% of All Funds
3.31%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
19
Increased
27
Reduced
54
Closed
28
Calls
$1.7M
Puts
$294K
Net Calls
+$1.41M
Net Calls Change
-$175K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GWM
101
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$28K
NFG
102
Next Financial Group
Texas
$28K +$16.5K +502 +139%
BFEC
103
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$21K
KF
104
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$18K -$22.3K -677 -55%
LWM
105
LBA Wealth Management
Florida
$18K
Creative Planning
106
Creative Planning
Kansas
$16K
AF
107
Allworth Financial
California
$15K +$4.98K +151 +48%
ACM
108
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$15K +$13.9K +421 +1,079%
Fifth Third Bancorp
109
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$15K +$15.9K +481 New
PSUF
110
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$13K
CHP
111
Cable Hill Partners
Oregon
$10K
TC
112
Trust Company
Kansas
$9K -$6.39K -194 -42%
GAM
113
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$9K
Bessemer Group
114
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$5K -$9.89K -300 -67%
ECM
115
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$5K
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
116
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$4K -$11.3K -344 -72%
AA
117
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$4K
TFA
118
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$3K -$1.19M -35,967 -100%
CCM
119
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$2K
AAC
120
Asset Advisors Corp
Georgia
$2K +$2.27K +69 New
SFG
121
SevenBridge Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$1K
TIM
122
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$1K
AssetMark Inc
123
AssetMark Inc
California
-$65.7M -1,971,559 Closed
CI
124
Clal Insurance
Israel
-$58.4M -1,753,917 Closed
BWM
125
Braver Wealth Management
Massachusetts
-$7.3M -219,339 Closed

IYZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

124 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $383M — down 33% from $569M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of IYZ and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 54 trimmed existing stakes and 27 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $34M. The largest seller was AssetMark Inc, exiting entirely with an estimated $65.7M sold.

  • 124 institutional investors held iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) as of Q3 2016, down from 136 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $383M of iShares US Telecommunications ETF stock for Q3 2016, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares US Telecommunications ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 28 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $34M added.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF seller in Q3 2016 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $65.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.