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iShares US Telecommunications ETF
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115 hedge funds and large institutions have $314M invested in iShares US Telecommunications ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

28% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.39M | Put options by funds: $1.09M

2.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.98% → 75.19% (+2.2%)

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 18

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 116 → 115 (-1)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 38

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $392M → $314M (-$78.8M)

Holders
115
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.86%
% of All Funds
2.87%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
19
Increased
34
Reduced
38
Closed
18
Calls
$1.39M
Puts
$1.09M
Net Calls
+$302K
Net Calls Change
+$1.88M

Top Buyers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$36.7M
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$9.93M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$5.72M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$5.05M
5
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
+$3.97M

Top Sellers

1
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$75.6M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$12.9M
3
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
-$12.7M
4
PWM
Patriot Wealth Management
Texas
-$7.24M
5
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
-$2.43M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bessemer Group
101
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$5K – – –
FCMT
102
Founders Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$5K – – –
SF
103
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$5K – – –
BP
104
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$5K +$4.93K +149 New
Simplex Trading
105
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$3K -$72.5K -2,191 -96%
JGIA
106
Jackson Grant Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$3K -$64.8K -1,959 -95%
TCM
107
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$3K – – –
DADC
108
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$3K +$3.31K +100 New
OIA
109
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$3K +$3.31K +100 New
CG
110
Cutler Group
California
$3K +$3.51K +106 New
SPIA
111
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$2K -$88.5K -2,673 -97%
SFG
112
SevenBridge Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
TIM
113
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$1K – – –
IWM
114
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$5 +$4.73K +143 +152%
UCFA
115
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
– -$12.7M -393,570 Closed
PWM
116
Patriot Wealth Management
Texas
– -$7.24M -223,922 Closed
JG
117
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$2.43M -75,234 Closed
Jane Street
118
Jane Street
New York
– -$2.33M -71,965 Closed
MCG
119
Meru Capital Group
New York
– -$1.34M -41,454 Closed
SPL
120
Smart Portfolios LLC
Washington
– -$1.21M -37,264 Closed
SGCA
121
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
– -$680K -21,021 Closed
TSS
122
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$394K -12,169 Closed
Verition Fund Management
123
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$380K -11,750 Closed
IFS
124
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
– -$362K -11,183 Closed
RJA
125
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
– -$321K -9,934 Closed
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IYZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

115 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $314M — down 20% from $392M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new IYZ positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 34 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $36.7M. The largest seller was Barclays, cutting an estimated $75.6M.

  • 115 institutional investors held iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) as of Q2 2017, down from 116 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $314M of iShares US Telecommunications ETF stock for Q2 2017, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares US Telecommunications ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 18 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Ameriprise, an estimated $36.7M added.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Barclays, an estimated $75.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.