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iShares Semiconductor ETF
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60 hedge funds and large institutions have $426M invested in iShares Semiconductor ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 6

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 57 → 60 (+3)

2% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.97M | Put options by funds: $7.85M

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $585M → $426M (-$159M)

40% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 25

Holders
60
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+5.26%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
9
Increased
15
Reduced
25
Closed
6
Calls
$7.97M
Puts
$7.85M
Net Calls
+$122K
Net Calls Change
-$1.45M

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$16.9M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$6.73M
3
AP
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
+$4.9M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$4.67M
5
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
+$4.42M

Top Sellers

1
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$84.5M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$37.3M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$29.1M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$16.8M
5
CI
Clal Insurance
Israel
-$15.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OC
51
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$18K – – –
MFS
52
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$16K -$2.1K -75 -12%
WA
53
WFG Advisors
Texas
$14K – – –
GWM
54
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$13K – – –
ASN
55
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$9K +$8.67K +309 New
TRCT
56
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$8K +$84 +3 +1%
Bank of Montreal
57
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$5K -$22K -786 -82%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
58
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$5K +$1.26K +45 +42%
US Bancorp
59
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3K +$2.78K +99 New
N
60
Nuveen
North Carolina
– -$1.35K -45,000 Closed
Millennium Management
61
Millennium Management
New York
– -$749K -25,005 Closed
VKH
62
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$446K -14,895 Closed
Baird Financial Group
63
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
– -$323K -10,791 Closed
WT
64
Whittier Trust
California
– -$45K -1,491 Closed
AIA
65
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
– -$9K -288 Closed
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SOXX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

60 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $426M — down 27% from $585M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new SOXX positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $16.9M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $84.5M.

  • 60 institutional investors held iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) as of Q1 2016, up from 57 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $426M of iShares Semiconductor ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new iShares Semiconductor ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $16.9M added.
  • The largest iShares Semiconductor ETF seller in Q1 2016 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $84.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.