iShares US Telecommunications ETF
106 hedge funds and large institutions have $271M invested in iShares US Telecommunications ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
1% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.47M | Put options by funds: $1.45M
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 115 → 106 (-9)
8.07% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.19% → 67.11% (-8.1%)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 36
14% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $314M → $271M (-$42.9M)
42% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 19
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$9.28M |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$7.86M |
| 3 |
EDRH
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Chambesy,
Switzerland
|
+$6.03M |
| 4 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
+$5.71M |
| 5 |
RCP
Rothschild Capital Partners
New York
|
+$1.78M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$31.6M |
| 2 |
ACM
Arlington Capital Management
Arlington Heights,
Illinois
|
-$21.5M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$6.57M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$6.54M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$4.72M |
IYZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
106 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $271M — down 14% from $314M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of IYZ and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 36 trimmed existing stakes and 32 added.
The largest buyer was Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), adding an estimated $9.28M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $31.6M.
- 106 institutional investors held iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) as of Q3 2017, down from 115 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $271M of iShares US Telecommunications ETF stock for Q3 2017, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new iShares US Telecommunications ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 19 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), an estimated $9.28M added.
- The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Ameriprise, an estimated $31.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.