iShares Semiconductor ETF
SOXX
82 hedge funds and large institutions have $764M invested in iShares Semiconductor ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
400% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 5
35% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $567M → $764M (+$197M)
30% more funds holding
Funds holding: 63 → 82 (+19)
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 24
1% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $27.4M | Put options by funds: $27.2M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$75.9M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$46.4M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$26.2M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$20.6M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$13M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CI
Clal Insurance
Tel-Aviv,
Israel
|
-$74.2M |
| 2 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
-$60.2M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$12.7M |
| 4 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.91M |
| 5 |
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Needham,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.57M |
SOXX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
82 of the 3,759 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $764M — up 35% from $567M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new SOXX positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $75.9M. The largest seller was Clal Insurance, exiting entirely with an estimated $74.2M sold.
- 82 institutional investors held iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) as of Q3 2016, up from 63 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $764M of iShares Semiconductor ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new iShares Semiconductor ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest iShares Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $75.9M added.
- The largest iShares Semiconductor ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Clal Insurance, an estimated $74.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.