iShares Semiconductor ETF
SOXX
60 hedge funds and large institutions have $426M invested in iShares Semiconductor ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 6
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 57 → 60 (+3)
2% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.97M | Put options by funds: $7.85M
27% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $585M → $426M (-$159M)
40% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 25
Top Buyers
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$16.9M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$6.73M |
| 3 |
AP
Advisors Preferred
Rockville,
Maryland
|
+$4.9M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$4.67M |
| 5 |
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Needham,
Massachusetts
|
+$4.42M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$84.5M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$37.3M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$29.1M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$16.8M |
| 5 |
CI
Clal Insurance
Tel-Aviv,
Israel
|
-$15.7M |
SOXX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
60 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $426M — down 27% from $585M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new SOXX positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $16.9M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $84.5M.
- 60 institutional investors held iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) as of Q1 2016, up from 57 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $426M of iShares Semiconductor ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new iShares Semiconductor ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest iShares Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $16.9M added.
- The largest iShares Semiconductor ETF seller in Q1 2016 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $84.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.