Global X MLP ETF
MLPA
51 hedge funds and large institutions have $173M invested in Global X MLP ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
257% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 7
167% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 6
115% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $80.6M → $173M (+$92.7M)
55% more funds holding
Funds holding: 33 → 51 (+18)
1.43% more ownership
Funds ownership: 10.17% → 11.6% (+1.4%)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$28.6M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$19.6M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$8.27M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$5.64M |
| 5 |
HCM
Harvest Capital Management
Concord,
New Hampshire
|
+$5.58M |
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MFS
51
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| $2K | -$17.2K | -265 | -91% |
|
|
VKH
52
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$175K | -2,696 | Closed |
|
53
Millennium Management
New York
| – | -$115K | -1,778 | Closed |
|
54
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$22K | -333 | Closed |
|
|
LYV
55
Live Your Vision
West Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$11K | -170 | Closed |
|
|
AWM
56
Avior Wealth Management
Omaha,
Nebraska
| – | -$3K | -50 | Closed |
|
|
SSB
57
Sandy Spring Bank
Olney,
Maryland
| – | -$1K | -19 | Closed |
|
58
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| – | -$108 | -2 | Closed |
|
MLPA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
51 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Global X MLP ETF (MLPA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $173M — up 115% from $80.6M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new MLPA positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $28.6M. The largest seller was Raymond James & Associates, cutting an estimated $531K.
- 51 institutional investors held Global X MLP ETF (MLPA) as of Q4 2015, up from 33 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $173M of Global X MLP ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 115% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new Global X MLP ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest Global X MLP ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $28.6M added.
- The largest Global X MLP ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $531K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.