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iShares US Telecommunications ETF

107 hedge funds and large institutions have $326M invested in iShares US Telecommunications ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

58% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 12

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 100107 (+7)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $337M → $326M (-$11.1M)

8.87% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.15%55.28% (-8.9%)

48% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 42

67% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $30K | Put options by funds: $91K

Holders
107
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+7%
% of All Funds
3.08%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
19
Increased
22
Reduced
42
Closed
12
Calls
$30K
Puts
$91K
Net Calls
-$61K
Net Calls Change
-$74K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$101M +$22.8M +770,169 +30%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$38.5M +$14.2K +479 +0%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$33M -$998K -33,664 -3%
Deutsche Bank
4
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$29.3M -$559K -18,837 -2%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$10M -$2.12M -71,382 -18%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
6
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$9.4M -$534K -18,000 -5%
Fidelity Investments
7
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$9.2M -$21.2M -714,255 -70%
Citigroup
8
Citigroup
New York
$9.11M -$4.21M -141,941 -32%
U
9
UBS
Switzerland
$6.17M +$1.67M +56,399 +38%
GA
10
Giralda Advisors
New York
$5.73M -$712K -24,000 -11%
Citadel Advisors
11
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$4.68M -$485K -16,366 -10%
PWM
12
Patriot Wealth Management
Texas
$4.39M +$2.44M +82,349 +132%
Bank of Montreal
13
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$3.69M -$1.14M -38,486 -24%
CA
14
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
$3.17M -$105K -3,550 -3%
TFA
15
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$3.15M +$109K +3,668 +4%
UAS
16
United Asset Strategies
New York
$3.1M +$3.03M +102,217 New
Ameriprise
17
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.9M -$49.4K -1,667 -2%
PNC Financial Services Group
18
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2.73M -$13.7K -461 -0.5%
CCT
19
Chemung Canal Trust
New York
$2.68M -$4.45K -150 -0.2%
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.59M -$14.2K -480 -0.6%
SLF
21
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$2.12M -$339K -11,442 -14%
TPSF
22
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$2.11M +$2.07M +69,710 New
DY
23
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$1.96M -$113K -3,805 -6%
GLA
24
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$1.82M +$11.3K +380 +0.6%
LPL Financial
25
LPL Financial
California
$1.81M +$470K +15,836 +36%

IYZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

107 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $326M — down 3.3% from $337M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new IYZ positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $22.8M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $21.2M.

  • 107 institutional investors held iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) as of Q2 2014, up from 100 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $326M of iShares US Telecommunications ETF stock for Q2 2014, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares US Telecommunications ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $22.8M added.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $21.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.