iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF
REM
110 hedge funds and large institutions have $330M invested in iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
43% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $230M → $330M (+$99.9M)
14% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 14
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 108 → 110 (+2)
0.22% more ownership
Funds ownership: 6.28% → 6.5% (+0.22%)
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 45
91% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $120K | Put options by funds: $1.28M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$16.6M |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$3.05M |
| 3 |
BCM
BlueCrest Capital Management
St Helier,
Jersey
|
+$2.6M |
| 4 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$2.44M |
| 5 |
CHA
Cedar Hill Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.78M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$16M |
| 2 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$9.4M |
| 3 |
GI
Gradient Investments
Arden Hills,
Minnesota
|
-$4.83M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$4.6M |
| 5 |
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Seoul,
South Korea
|
-$3.61M |
REM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
110 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF (REM) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $330M — up 43% from $230M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new REM positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $16.6M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $16M.
- 110 institutional investors held iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF (REM) as of Q4 2015, up from 108 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $330M of iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 43% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was BlackRock, an estimated $16.6M added.
- The largest iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $16M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.