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iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF
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60 hedge funds and large institutions have $105M invested in iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

233% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 3

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 53 → 60 (+7)

4.92% less ownership

Funds ownership: 40.88% → 35.96% (-4.9%)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $133M → $105M (-$28.3M)

68% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 25

Holders
60
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+13.21%
% of All Funds
1.73%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
8
Reduced
25
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
+$2.52M
2
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$939K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$906K
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$676K
5
Fifth Third Bancorp
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
+$503K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$14M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$10.3M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$4.19M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$1.51M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$603K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HSBC Holdings
26
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$674K – – –
Mirae Asset Global Investments
27
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$618K -$320K -7,630 -35%
CHFS
28
Cobble Hill Financial Services
New Jersey
$605K – – –
FAAS
29
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$543K +$10K +238 +2%
CAN
30
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$394K +$385K +9,176 New
MCM
31
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$371K – – –
AIG
32
American International Group
New York
$368K -$36.9K -878 -9%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
33
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$343K -$14.8K -352 -4%
MCM
34
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$338K -$1.26K -30 -0.4%
Ameriprise
35
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$319K -$338K -8,042 -52%
AI
36
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$261K -$32.8K -782 -11%
BKBG
37
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Belgium
$252K +$245K +5,836 New
Citigroup
38
Citigroup
New York
$190K -$10.6K -252 -5%
Creative Planning
39
Creative Planning
Kansas
$151K – – –
CCM
40
Carderock Capital Management
Maryland
$150K +$146K +3,468 New
WTC
41
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$125K +$121K +2,890 New
WA
42
WFG Advisors
Texas
$115K – – –
MFS
43
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$80K +$11.3K +270 +17%
KCPG
44
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Kansas
$55K – – –
PFO
45
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$55K – – –
US Bancorp
46
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$50K – – –
Canada Life
47
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$34K – – –
NES
48
New England Securities
New York
$27K +$840 +20 +3%
QLMGAA
49
QS Legg Mason Global Asset Allocation
New York
$26K +$25.1K +598 New
AC
50
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$22K – – –
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KXI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

60 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF (KXI) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $105M — down 21% from $133M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new KXI positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was United Services Automobile Association, adding an estimated $2.52M. The largest seller was Lazard Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $14M sold.

  • 60 institutional investors held iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF (KXI) as of Q1 2014, up from 53 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $105M of iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q1 2014, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $2.52M added.
  • The largest iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $14M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.