iShares Semiconductor ETF
SOXX
41 hedge funds and large institutions have $160M invested in iShares Semiconductor ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
163% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 8
51% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.07M | Put options by funds: $706K
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 44 → 41 (-3)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $173M → $160M (-$12.7M)
43% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 7
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$16.3M |
| 2 |
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Needham,
Massachusetts
|
+$8.88M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$6.09M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$3.81M |
| 5 |
JMPWA
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3.67M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$39M |
| 2 |
HI
Horizon Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$12.5M |
| 3 |
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$10.2M |
| 4 |
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
|
-$4.4M |
| 5 |
SNC
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
St Louis,
Missouri
|
-$3.52M |
SOXX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
41 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $160M — down 7.3% from $173M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of SOXX and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $16.3M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $39M.
- 41 institutional investors held iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) as of Q3 2013, down from 44 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $160M of iShares Semiconductor ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new iShares Semiconductor ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 7 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest iShares Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $16.3M added.
- The largest iShares Semiconductor ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Citigroup, an estimated $39M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.