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iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF
REM

119 hedge funds and large institutions have $568M invested in iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

48% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $385M → $568M (+$183M)

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 36

2.37% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.31% → 34.68% (+2.4%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 131 → 119 (-12)

26% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 23

69% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.27M | Put options by funds: $10.5M

Holders
119
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-9.16%
% of All Funds
2.96%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
17
Increased
41
Reduced
36
Closed
23
Calls
$3.27M
Puts
$10.5M
Net Calls
-$7.25M
Net Calls Change
+$6.12M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$38.9M
2
NSLI
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
+$28.4M
3
RWP
RWA Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
+$6.97M
4
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$6.41M
5
FAM
Flaharty Asset Management
Florida
+$6.34M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$6.99M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$6.73M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$5.53M
4
SCI
Stableford Capital II
Arizona
-$4.63M
5
CHA
Cedar Hill Associates
Illinois
-$4.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Mackenzie Financial
26
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$3.54M +$1.13M +25,623 +49%
JP Morgan Chase
27
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$3.37M +$1.63M +37,100 +100%
IA
28
IFP Advisors
Florida
$3.35M +$302K +6,864 +10%
CIM
29
Cambria Investment Management
California
$3.08M +$953K +21,658 +47%
FCAG
30
First Capital Advisors Group
New Jersey
$3.02M +$117K +2,667 +4%
Citigroup
31
Citigroup
New York
$2.9M -$253K -5,748 -8%
BCM
32
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$2.73M -$1.17M -26,560 -31%
JCM
33
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.69M -$94.9K -2,157 -3%
Janney Montgomery Scott
34
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.67M -$360K -8,169 -12%
AFP
35
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$2.55M +$18.3K +415 +0.7%
CAN
36
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$2.35M +$655K +14,877 +40%
N
37
Natixis
France
$2.29M +$917K +20,827 +70%
PWM
38
Patriot Wealth Management
Texas
$2.14M -$142K -3,229 -6%
BSAM
39
Blue Sky Asset Management
Colorado
$1.72M +$1.67M +38,007 New
CS
40
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.69M +$459K +10,422 +39%
Susquehanna International Group
41
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.68M -$190K -4,325 -10%
RIA
42
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$1.66M +$876K +19,902 +118%
PAG
43
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.66M +$14.8K +337 +0.9%
CA
44
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.48M +$14.3K +325 +1%
QA
45
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$1.46M -$403K -9,150 -22%
ACM
46
Alethea Capital Management
Washington
$1.26M – – –
BCA
47
Benchmark Capital Advisors
New York
$1.18M -$46.2K -1,050 -4%
Ameriprise
48
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.18M -$1.88M -42,702 -62%
AA
49
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$1.13M -$162K -3,675 -13%
OAM
50
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$1.08M +$1.05M +23,779 New
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REM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

119 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF (REM) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $568M — up 48% from $385M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of REM and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 36 trimmed existing stakes and 41 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $38.9M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $6.99M.

  • 119 institutional investors held iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF (REM) as of Q1 2017, down from 131 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $568M of iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 48% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 23 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $38.9M added.
  • The largest iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $6.99M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.