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iShares US Telecommunications ETF

132 hedge funds and large institutions have $269M invested in iShares US Telecommunications ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,522% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.33M | Put options by funds: $144K

8.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 97.21%88.98% (-8.2%)

15% less funds holding

Funds holding: 156132 (-24)

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $360M → $269M (-$90.6M)

48% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 52

56% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 34

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
132
Holders Change
-24
Holders Change %
-15.38%
% of All Funds
2.1%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
15
Increased
27
Reduced
52
Closed
34
Calls
$2.33M
Puts
$144K
Net Calls
+$2.19M
Net Calls Change
+$780K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Citigroup
1
Citigroup
New York
$73.1M +$22M +944,204 +43%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$47.3M -$38.2M -1,637,974 -44%
PCH
3
PGIM Custom Harvest
New Jersey
$21.3M -$2.12M -90,913 -9%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10.4M -$3.03M -129,964 -22%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$10.3M -$1.35M -57,910 -12%
OPS
6
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$8.31M -$1.1M -47,297 -12%
BCI
7
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$8.31M +$8.37M +358,910 New
DWM
8
Dakota Wealth Management
Florida
$8.17M +$8.23M +352,976 New
RJFSA
9
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$6.38M -$2.71M -116,128 -30%
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5.81M -$93.7K -4,018 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.66M -$7.65M -328,058 -62%
EF
12
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
$3.15M +$3.17M +136,113 New
WLPWM
13
Walled Lake Planning & Wealth Management
Illinois
$2.77M +$131K +5,618 +5%
Corient Private Wealth
14
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$2.75M +$1.47M +63,154 +114%
OAM
15
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$2.62M -$29.7K -1,275 -1%
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.4M -$1M -43,058 -29%
Bank of Montreal
17
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.28M -$483K -20,699 -18%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
18
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$1.96M -$225K -9,634 -10%
GLA
19
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$1.95M +$32.8K +1,409 +2%
RJA
20
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.69M -$8.16M -350,209 -83%
SPIA
21
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1.63M +$430K +18,461 +35%
RPA
22
Rock Point Advisors
Vermont
$1.63M -$143K -6,129 -8%
National Bank of Canada
23
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$1.6M -$425K -18,211 -21%
ASN
24
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1.59M +$1.17M +50,368 +279%
DWM
25
Destination Wealth Management
California
$1.53M +$122K +5,224 +9%

IYZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

132 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $269M — down 25% from $360M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of IYZ and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 19 holders — while 52 trimmed existing stakes and 27 added.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $22M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $38.2M.

  • 132 institutional investors held iShares US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) as of Q1 2023, down from 156 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $269M of iShares US Telecommunications ETF stock for Q1 2023, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares US Telecommunications ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 34 closed out, a net change of -19 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was Citigroup, an estimated $22M added.
  • The largest iShares US Telecommunications ETF seller in Q1 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $38.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.