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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
VKH
51
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$259K +$258K +8,265 New
LTFS
52
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$56K +$1.5K +48 +3%
AIG
53
American International Group
New York
$47.2K +$13.6K +435 +41%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
54
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$45K +$44.9K +1,437 +47,900%
BBPWM
55
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$42K
SHJ
56
Sharkey, Howes & Javer
Colorado
$41K +$41.1K +1,317 New
Creative Planning
57
Creative Planning
Kansas
$38K +$28.1K +900 +300%
WA
58
WFG Advisors
Texas
$33K
Bank of Montreal
59
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$30K +$30K +960 New
OIA
60
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$28K +$28.1K +900 New
MFS
61
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$21K +$843 +27 +4%
OC
62
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$19K
BIM
63
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$14K
First Manhattan
64
First Manhattan
New York
$10K +$10.6K +339 New
GAG
65
GM Advisory Group
New York
-$13.4M -432,840 Closed
JP Morgan Chase
66
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$12.2M -395,241 Closed
Deutsche Bank
67
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$10.3M -333,450 Closed
Allianz Asset Management
68
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$7.13M -230,400 Closed
JCM
69
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
-$4.65M -150,135 Closed
CWM
70
Concert Wealth Management
California
-$260K -8,364 Closed
NPC
71
National Planning Corporation
California
-$18K -600 Closed
BRWA
72
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
-$15 -480 Closed
NMIS
73
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services
Wisconsin
-$3K -108 Closed
PFG
74
Pacific Financial Group
Washington
-$2K -75 Closed

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.