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iShares Semiconductor ETF

51 hedge funds and large institutions have $521M invested in iShares Semiconductor ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

97% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.41M | Put options by funds: $3.26M

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $538M → $521M (-$17.9M)

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5951 (-8)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 20

54% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 13

Holders
51
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-13.56%
% of All Funds
1.42%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
16
Reduced
20
Closed
13
Calls
$6.41M
Puts
$3.26M
Net Calls
+$3.15M
Net Calls Change
+$1.55M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$152M +$59M +2,078,664 +59%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$97.7M +$27.3M +962,763 +37%
CI
3
Clal Insurance
Israel
$85.8M -$29M -1,022,844 -25%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$41.3M +$33.8M +1,189,740 +358%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$24.9M -$6.84M -240,867 -21%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$22.6M -$11.1M -390,870 -32%
CS
7
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$18.3M +$6.25M +219,927 +48%
Citigroup
8
Citigroup
New York
$12.3M +$4.24M +149,346 +49%
JMPWA
9
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$11M -$249K -8,757 -2%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8.74M -$876K -30,846 -9%
UCFA
11
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$7.55M -$68.2K -2,400 -0.9%
DY
12
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$5.44M +$71.9K +2,532 +1%
SFI
13
SPC Financial Inc
Maryland
$4.33M -$230K -8,100 -5%
VF
14
Virtu Financial
New York
$4M +$593K +20,895 +17%
BCI
15
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$3.99M
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$2.31M +$43.1K +1,518 +2%
OC
17
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$2.06M +$269K +9,483 +14%
TFA
18
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$2.04M -$183K -6,441 -8%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.85M -$1.26M -44,334 -39%
Janney Montgomery Scott
20
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.48M +$2.13K +75 +0.1%
BCM
21
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$994K -$136K -4,800 -12%
PAG
22
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$986K +$248K +8,736 +32%
HSBC Holdings
23
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$868K
Citadel Advisors
24
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$730K +$763K +26,877 New
Parallax Volatility Advisers
25
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$724K +$709K +24,975 +1,481%

SOXX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

51 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $521M — down 3.3% from $538M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of SOXX and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $59M. The largest seller was Clal Insurance, cutting an estimated $29M.

  • 51 institutional investors held iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) as of Q3 2015, down from 59 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $521M of iShares Semiconductor ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new iShares Semiconductor ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest iShares Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $59M added.
  • The largest iShares Semiconductor ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Clal Insurance, an estimated $29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.