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iShares Semiconductor ETF

64 hedge funds and large institutions have $465M invested in iShares Semiconductor ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 11

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6564 (-1)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $549M → $465M (-$84M)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 26

79% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.46M | Put options by funds: $7.11M

Holders
64
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.54%
% of All Funds
1.71%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
11
Increased
19
Reduced
26
Closed
11
Calls
$1.46M
Puts
$7.11M
Net Calls
-$5.65M
Net Calls Change
+$6.75M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
TFA
26
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$2.48M +$99.5K +3,186 +4%
VF
27
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.35M +$2.34M +74,901 New
Susquehanna International Group
28
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.95M -$3.81M -121,878 -66%
Janney Montgomery Scott
29
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.73M -$774K -24,762 -31%
BCM
30
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.57M +$1.07M +34,200 +215%
SB
31
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.54M +$628K +20,103 +69%
WF
32
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$1.5M +$417K +13,338 +39%
AP
33
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$1.48M -$1.58M -50,466 -52%
CPC
34
Cookson Peirce & Co
Pennsylvania
$1.42M -$231K -7,380 -14%
ACM
35
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$1.35M +$230K +7,362 +21%
SG Americas Securities
36
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.21M -$297K -9,519 -20%
Citadel Advisors
37
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.12M -$1.51M -48,201 -57%
HSBC Holdings
38
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1M +$30.5K +975 +3%
TRCT
39
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$986K -$645K -20,646 -40%
JWS
40
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Arizona
$800K -$1.19M -38,193 -60%
MAA
41
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$745K +$320K +10,236 +76%
TFA
42
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$668K -$32K -1,023 -5%
FAAS
43
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$589K -$24K -768 -4%
OAM
44
Occidental Asset Management
California
$529K -$119K -3,819 -18%
WSA
45
Wall Street Associates
California
$508K
KA
46
Klingman & Associates
New York
$414K
GLRA
47
Gerald L. Ray & Associates
Texas
$366K
Jane Street
48
Jane Street
New York
$300K -$10.4K -333 -3%
CIBC World Market
49
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$271K +$270K +8,637 New
PNC Financial Services Group
50
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$269K -$319K -10,200 -54%

SOXX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

64 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $465M — down 15% from $549M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in SOXX was balanced in Q1 2015: 11 funds opened new positions, 11 closed out, 19 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $10.7M. The largest seller was Clal Insurance, cutting an estimated $40.2M.

  • 64 institutional investors held iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) as of Q1 2015, down from 65 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $465M of iShares Semiconductor ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares Semiconductor ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $10.7M added.
  • The largest iShares Semiconductor ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Clal Insurance, an estimated $40.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.