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iShares US Telecommunications ETF

96 hedge funds and large institutions have $237M invested in iShares US Telecommunications ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 10696 (-10)

13.18% less ownership

Funds ownership: 60.48%47.3% (-13%)

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $324M → $237M (-$87M)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-1)

41% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 22

51% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 41

Holders
96
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-9.43%
% of All Funds
2.59%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
13
Increased
20
Reduced
41
Closed
22
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$59.5M -$4.87M -160,029 -7%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$37.6M -$1.32M -43,340 -3%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$26.7M -$17.1M -560,974 -38%
Ameriprise
4
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$12.5M +$5.5M +180,602 +73%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8.98M -$28.6M -939,146 -75%
PWM
6
Patriot Wealth Management
Texas
$6.13M +$94.9K +3,116 +2%
UFA
7
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$5.99M +$22.3K +732 +0.4%
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$5.94M +$6.18M +202,809 New
UCFA
9
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$5.87M +$6.1M +200,354 New
GA
10
Giralda Advisors
New York
$5.75M +$4.96K +163 +0.1%
PNC Financial Services Group
11
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$5.7M -$283K -9,276 -5%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.3M +$4.22M +138,502 +1,676%
SG Americas Securities
13
SG Americas Securities
New York
$3.88M -$1.77M -57,973 -30%
AGM
14
Alpine Global Management
New York
$3.66M +$3.81M +125,125 New
TFA
15
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$3.31M +$18K +592 +0.5%
SLF
16
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$2.55M
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$2.45M -$12M -394,217 -82%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.44M -$188K -6,165 -7%
Bank of Montreal
19
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.21M -$359K -11,798 -14%
CCT
20
Chemung Canal Trust
New York
$2.21M
GLA
21
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$1.87M +$100K +3,293 +5%
DY
22
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$1.76M -$33.3K -1,094 -2%
FMWA
23
Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors
Missouri
$1.65M -$12.4K -406 -0.7%
NB
24
NBT Bank
New York
$1.49M -$52.3K -1,717 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.45M +$479K +15,735 +47%

IYZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

96 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $237M — down 27% from $324M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of IYZ and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 41 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.18M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $28.6M.

  • 96 institutional investors held iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) as of Q2 2015, down from 106 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $237M of iShares US Telecommunications ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new iShares US Telecommunications ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 22 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $6.18M added.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF seller in Q2 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $28.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.