iShares Semiconductor ETF
SOXX
57 hedge funds and large institutions have $514M invested in iShares Semiconductor ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 6
22% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.65M | Put options by funds: $7.08M
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 51 → 57 (+6)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $521M → $514M (-$6.82M)
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 17
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$44.5M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$30.8M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$17.9M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$8.97M |
| 5 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$3.79M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$65.2M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$50.2M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$45.2M |
| 4 |
CI
Clal Insurance
Tel-Aviv,
Israel
|
-$6.27M |
| 5 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$4M |
SOXX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
57 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $514M — down 1.3% from $521M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new SOXX positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $44.5M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $65.2M.
- 57 institutional investors held iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) as of Q4 2015, up from 51 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $514M of iShares Semiconductor ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 1.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new iShares Semiconductor ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest iShares Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $44.5M added.
- The largest iShares Semiconductor ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $65.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.