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iShares US Telecommunications ETF
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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: 136 → 124 (-12)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-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

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$34M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$6.58M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$5.09M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$4.79M
5
SCM
Segantii Capital Management
Hong Kong
+$4.01M

Top Sellers

1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$65.7M
2
CI
Clal Insurance
Israel
-$58.4M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$30.8M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$20.2M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$14M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BCM
126
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
– -$6.51M -195,600 Closed
AP
127
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
– -$5.06M -152,082 Closed
SG Americas Securities
128
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$3.89M -116,691 Closed
HI
129
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
– -$2.49M -74,828 Closed
BFA
130
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$2.18M -65,538 Closed
SCA
131
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
– -$1.24M -37,210 Closed
WA
132
WESPAC Advisors
California
– -$1.08M -32,530 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
133
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
– -$763K -22,920 Closed
PAM
134
PVG Asset Management
Colorado
– -$750K -22,535 Closed
CI
135
Cavalier Investments
Georgia
– -$611K -18,340 Closed
FA
136
FDx Advisors
Illinois
– -$575K -17,279 Closed
AIA
137
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
– -$530K -16,238 Closed
BFM
138
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
– -$431K -12,954 Closed
AGM
139
Alpine Global Management
New York
– -$417K -12,534 Closed
WSTAM
140
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
– -$414K -12,420 Closed
AAM
141
Aureus Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$266K -8,000 Closed
M&T Bank
142
M&T Bank
New York
– -$208K -6,243 Closed
WAM
143
Weatherly Asset Management
California
– -$202K -6,058 Closed
FAM
144
Foresters Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$97K -2,900 Closed
HIIFS
145
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
– -$38K -1,150 Closed
Toronto Dominion Bank
146
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
– -$15K -460 Closed
ASN
147
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
– -$9K -271 Closed
CTC
148
Central Trust Company
Missouri
– -$7K -200 Closed
HFA
149
High Falls Advisors
New York
– -$6K -200 Closed
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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.