iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF
REM
144 hedge funds and large institutions have $296M invested in iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
300% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 14
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
100% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 22
66% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $178M → $296M (+$117M)
40% more funds holding
Funds holding: 103 → 144 (+41)
0.97% more ownership
Funds ownership: 5.78% → 6.74% (+0.97%)
81% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.13M | Put options by funds: $5.98M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$13.7M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$10.4M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$10.3M |
| 4 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$6.45M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$5.24M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$4.62M |
| 2 |
MIG
Mariner Investment Group
Harrison,
New York
|
-$4.54M |
| 3 |
AIG
American International Group
New York
|
-$3.14M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$3.04M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$2.19M |
REM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
144 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF (REM) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $296M — up 66% from $178M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new REM positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 42 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $13.7M. The largest seller was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, cutting an estimated $4.62M.
- 144 institutional investors held iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF (REM) as of Q2 2016, up from 103 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $296M of iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 66% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 14 closed out, a net change of +42 holders.
- The largest iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $13.7M added.
- The largest iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, an estimated $4.62M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.