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iShares Semiconductor ETF

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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 4441 (-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: 10 (-1)

Holders
41
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-6.82%
% of All Funds
1.33%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
21
Reduced
8
Closed
7
Calls
$1.07M
Puts
$706K
Net Calls
+$360K
Net Calls Change
-$4.93M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$36.7M +$16.3M +752,832 +84%
PAG
2
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$21.4M +$1.49M +68,709 +8%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10.8M +$692K +31,944 +7%
BFA
4
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$9.11M +$8.88M +409,953 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$8.4M +$3.24M +149,514 +65%
BUB
6
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$7.5M +$120K +5,532 +2%
Citigroup
7
Citigroup
New York
$6.67M -$39M -1,800,000 -86%
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.25M +$6.09M +281,130 +3,123,667%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.99M -$105K -4,839 -2%
JMPWA
10
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$5.98M +$3.67M +169,590 +170%
CS
11
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$5.67M +$3.81M +175,992 +223%
SG Americas Securities
12
SG Americas Securities
New York
$5.11M +$2.57M +118,383 +106%
DY
13
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$4.26M +$36.3K +1,674 +0.9%
U
14
UBS
Switzerland
$4.04M +$656K +30,258 +20%
JCM
15
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$3.8M +$106K +4,869 +3%
BCI
16
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$3.27M
Susquehanna International Group
17
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.04M +$1.61M +74,379 +119%
SGDR
18
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
$2.15M +$1.04M +48,000 +99%
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$1.33M +$32.2K +1,488 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.17M +$220K +10,143 +24%
OC
21
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.07M +$150K +6,939 +17%
RJA
22
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.01M -$92.8K -4,281 -9%
HSBC Holdings
23
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$919K
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$914K +$350K +16,164 +67%
TFA
25
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$872K +$125K +5,760 +17%

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.