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iShares US Telecommunications ETF

126 hedge funds and large institutions have $374M invested in iShares US Telecommunications ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

392% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3M | Put options by funds: $610K

42% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $264M → $374M (+$110M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 126126 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 19

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 40

19.61% less ownership

Funds ownership: 82.6%62.99% (-20%)

Holders
126
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.88%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
19
Increased
37
Reduced
40
Closed
19
Calls
$3M
Puts
$610K
Net Calls
+$2.39M
Net Calls Change
+$2.45M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ACI
1
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$68.4M +$66.7M +2,313,000 New
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$50.7M +$6.45M +223,707 +15%
LMIM
3
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
$41.8M +$20.5M +710,000 +102%
Nomura Holdings
4
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$41.5M +$40.4M +1,400,000 New
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$31.8M +$1.26M +43,606 +4%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$15.7M +$201K +6,963 +1%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
7
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$9.34M -$501K -17,359 -5%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8.85M +$1.21M +41,781 +16%
UCFA
9
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$8.55M +$8.29M +287,415 New
Envestnet Asset Management
10
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$7.77M +$7.53M +261,122 New
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$6.02M -$2.96M -102,746 -34%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
12
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$5.95M -$4.33M -150,000 -43%
GAMA
13
Graticule Asia Macro Advisors
New York
$5.29M +$5.13M +177,900 New
PNC Financial Services Group
14
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$4.25M -$138K -4,795 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.9M +$1.61M +55,971 +74%
VF
16
Virtu Financial
New York
$3.82M +$2.77M +95,926 +295%
TRCT
17
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3.4M +$2.46M +85,173 +291%
ACM
18
Ashford Capital Management
Delaware
$3.2M +$7.73K +268 +0.2%
RJFSA
19
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.61M -$867K -30,062 -26%
FMWA
20
Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors
Missouri
$2.52M +$160K +5,536 +7%
GLA
21
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$2.17M +$45K +1,559 +2%
LPL Financial
22
LPL Financial
California
$2.17M +$322K +11,148 +18%
TFA
23
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$2.15M +$115K +3,972 +6%
Hudson Bay Capital Management
24
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.11M +$1.63M +56,541 +389%
Citadel Advisors
25
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.11M +$84K +2,914 +4%

IYZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

126 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $374M — up 42% from $264M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in IYZ was balanced in Q3 2018: 19 funds opened new positions, 19 closed out, 37 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AMP Capital Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $66.7M. The largest seller was Cullen Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $48.9M sold.

  • 126 institutional investors held iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) as of Q3 2018, unchanged from Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $374M of iShares US Telecommunications ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares US Telecommunications ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was AMP Capital Investors, an estimated $66.7M added.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Cullen Capital Management, an estimated $48.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.