iShares Semiconductor ETF
SOXX
59 hedge funds and large institutions have $538M invested in iShares Semiconductor ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
130% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.84M | Put options by funds: $1.23M
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $465M → $538M (+$74M)
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 21
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 64 → 59 (-5)
36% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 11
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$65.6M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$44.4M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$14.8M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$10.6M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$9.73M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PAG
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Columbia,
Maryland
|
-$36.9M |
| 2 |
CI
Clal Insurance
Tel-Aviv,
Israel
|
-$13.2M |
| 3 |
BUB
BBVA USA Bancshares
Houston,
Texas
|
-$8.99M |
| 4 |
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$6.57M |
| 5 |
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$5.92M |
SOXX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
59 of the 3,730 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $538M — up 16% from $465M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of SOXX and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 24 added.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $65.6M. The largest seller was Pinnacle Advisory Group, cutting an estimated $36.9M.
- 59 institutional investors held iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) as of Q2 2015, down from 64 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $538M of iShares Semiconductor ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new iShares Semiconductor ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest iShares Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $65.6M added.
- The largest iShares Semiconductor ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Pinnacle Advisory Group, an estimated $36.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.