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iShares Semiconductor ETF

51 hedge funds and large institutions have $521M invested in iShares Semiconductor ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

97% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.41M | Put options by funds: $3.26M

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $538M → $521M (-$17.9M)

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5951 (-8)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 20

54% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 13

Holders
51
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-13.56%
% of All Funds
1.42%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
16
Reduced
20
Closed
13
Calls
$6.41M
Puts
$3.26M
Net Calls
+$3.15M
Net Calls Change
+$1.55M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JWS
26
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Arizona
$618K -$50.5K -1,779 -7%
Jane Street
27
Jane Street
New York
$586K -$4.14M -145,929 -87%
SB
28
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$580K -$49.8K -1,752 -8%
LPL Financial
29
LPL Financial
California
$495K -$1.51M -53,325 -75%
VKH
30
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$455K +$476K +16,770 New
WSA
31
Wall Street Associates
California
$440K
OAM
32
Occidental Asset Management
California
$421K +$91.2K +3,213 +26%
TSS
33
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$389K +$407K +14,334 New
NSLI
34
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$364K
KA
35
Klingman & Associates
New York
$358K
GLRA
36
Gerald L. Ray & Associates
Texas
$296K -$13.6K -480 -4%
RAM
37
RWC Asset Management
United Kingdom
$293K +$307K +10,800 New
CWM
38
Concert Wealth Management
California
$249K +$12.8K +450 +5%
PNC Financial Services Group
39
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$232K
SG Americas Securities
40
SG Americas Securities
New York
$160K -$899K -31,650 -84%
AIG
41
American International Group
New York
$72K -$6.3K -222 -8%
Bank of Montreal
42
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$64K +$767 +27 +1%
Creative Planning
43
Creative Planning
Kansas
$59K +$61.8K +2,175 New
LTFS
44
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$45K -$18.1K -639 -28%
BBPWM
45
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$37K
MFS
46
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$17K +$2.13K +75 +14%
OC
47
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$16K
WA
48
WFG Advisors
Texas
$13K
TRCT
49
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$10K -$22.3K -786 -67%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
50
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$3K +$3.07K +108 New

SOXX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

51 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $521M — down 3.3% from $538M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of SOXX and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $59M. The largest seller was Clal Insurance, cutting an estimated $29M.

  • 51 institutional investors held iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) as of Q3 2015, down from 59 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $521M of iShares Semiconductor ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new iShares Semiconductor ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest iShares Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $59M added.
  • The largest iShares Semiconductor ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Clal Insurance, an estimated $29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.