State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF
416 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.08B invested in State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 178 increasing their positions, 100 reducing their positions, and 62 closing their positions.
78% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 178 | Existing positions reduced: 100
56% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.27B | Put options by funds: $1.45B
18% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 62
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.5B → $4.08B (+$584M)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 409 → 416 (+7)
0.57% more ownership
Funds ownership: 79.58% → 80.15% (+0.57%)
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 20 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VMPIC
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Helsinki,
Finland
|
+$362M |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$158M |
| 3 |
TPMI
Tilden Park Management I
New York
|
+$138M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$89.6M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$77.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CHP
Castle Hook Partners
New York
|
-$92.1M |
| 2 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
-$71.9M |
| 3 |
NM
Nokota Management
New York
|
-$62.1M |
| 4 |
GJL
Gendell Jeffrey L
|
-$53.9M |
| 5 |
DCM
Discovery Capital Management
South Norwalk,
Connecticut
|
-$46.7M |
KRE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
416 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $4.08B — up 17% from $3.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 73 funds opened new KRE positions and 62 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 178 added to existing stakes and 100 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, adding an estimated $362M. The largest seller was Castle Hook Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $92.1M sold.
- 416 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) as of Q1 2018, up from 409 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $4.08B of State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 73 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 62 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, an estimated $362M added.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Castle Hook Partners, an estimated $92.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.