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iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF
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103 hedge funds and large institutions have $438M invested in iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

138% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 13

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 29

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 87 → 103 (+16)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

0.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 6.82% → 6.69% (-0.14%)

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $566M → $438M (-$128M)

53% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $980K | Put options by funds: $2.09M

Holders
103
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+18.39%
% of All Funds
2.99%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
31
Increased
37
Reduced
29
Closed
13
Calls
$980K
Puts
$2.09M
Net Calls
-$1.11M
Net Calls Change
-$754K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$5.99M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$5.39M
3
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$4.23M
4
TCB
Texas Capital Bancshares
Texas
+$3.76M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$3.26M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank
Texas
-$28.8M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$12.5M
3
U
UBS
Switzerland
-$9.07M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$5.41M
5
TC
Talkot Capital
California
-$4.83M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIG
26
American International Group
New York
$2.67M +$78.5K +1,661 +3%
HH
27
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$2.54M -$108K -2,287 -4%
HighTower Advisors
28
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.42M +$2.48M +52,517 New
Royal Bank of Canada
29
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.25M -$5.41M -114,368 -70%
RJA
30
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.1M +$30.6K +648 +1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
31
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.02M -$121K -2,567 -6%
DAS
32
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$1.97M +$2.03M +42,851 New
BB
33
Bell Bank
North Dakota
$1.88M +$1.56M +33,019 +420%
Citigroup
34
Citigroup
New York
$1.83M +$255K +5,391 +16%
VKH
35
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.73M +$6.95K +147 +0.4%
ACM
36
Avalon Capital Management
California
$1.51M +$985K +20,845 +175%
LCM
37
Levitt Capital Management
Florida
$1.48M +$1.52M +32,194 New
AIU
38
Algebris Investments (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.15M +$1.18M +25,000 New
SFSIG
39
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$1.15M – – –
EWM
40
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$1.14M +$929K +19,661 +393%
BJ
41
Brouwer & Janachowski
California
$1.1M +$1.13M +23,945 New
Barclays
42
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.04M +$162K +3,429 +17%
CAN
43
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$986K +$634K +13,417 +167%
Bank of Montreal
44
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$939K +$394K +8,338 +69%
LJAC
45
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$852K +$874K +18,481 New
IWC
46
Integrated Wealth Counsel
California
$802K +$668K +14,131 +433%
DS
47
DRW Securities
Illinois
$799K +$662K +14,012 +420%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
48
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$722K -$97K -2,052 -12%
BCA
49
Benchmark Capital Advisors
New York
$715K -$17.7K -375 -2%
PSW
50
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
$712K +$731K +15,462 New
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REM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

103 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF (REM) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $438M — down 23% from $566M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new REM positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 37 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.99M. The largest seller was Comerica Bank, cutting an estimated $28.8M.

  • 103 institutional investors held iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF (REM) as of Q4 2013, up from 87 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $438M of iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 13 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $5.99M added.
  • The largest iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Comerica Bank, an estimated $28.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.