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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
CI
1
Clal Insurance
Israel
$144M -$40.2M -1,287,150 -22%
Goldman Sachs
2
Goldman Sachs
New York
$46.4M +$10.7M +342,903 +30%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$39.1M -$14.5M -463,125 -27%
PAG
4
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$37M -$1.49M -47,817 -4%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$31.3M -$2.49M -79,818 -7%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$23.8M +$1.68M +53,658 +8%
JMPWA
7
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$11.9M +$248K +7,941 +2%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$10.2M -$879K -28,140 -8%
Citigroup
9
Citigroup
New York
$9.43M -$14M -449,304 -60%
BUB
10
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$8.99M -$361K -11,556 -4%
UCFA
11
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$8.89M +$8.98M +287,523 New
KWILP
12
Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership
New Zealand
$8.15M +$149K +4,770 +2%
CCMG
13
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$6.57M +$6.55M +209,508 New
DY
14
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$6.15M -$17.8K -570 -0.3%
RJFSA
15
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$5.92M -$298K -9,540 -5%
SFI
16
SPC Financial Inc
Maryland
$5.5M -$317K -10,140 -5%
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.03M +$2.3M +73,749 +85%
DCM
18
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$4.91M +$4.89M +156,657 New
CS
19
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$4.71M -$843 -27 -0%
BCI
20
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$4.61M
SI
21
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$3.12M +$63.5K +2,034 +2%
NSLI
22
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$3.06M +$3.05M +97,500 New
OC
23
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$2.95M +$851K +27,249 +41%
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$2.78M -$1.05M -33,453 -27%
Wells Fargo
25
Wells Fargo
California
$2.55M -$864K -27,663 -25%

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.