iShares Semiconductor ETF
SOXX
137 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.1B invested in iShares Semiconductor ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
233% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 12
27% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 37
25% more funds holding
Funds holding: 110 → 137 (+27)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.04B → $1.1B (+$60.3M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)
6.08% less ownership
Funds ownership: 247.87% → 241.78% (-6.1%)
35% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $34.4M | Put options by funds: $53M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$22.8M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$18.4M |
| 3 |
AP
Advisors Preferred
Rockville,
Maryland
|
+$13.6M |
| 4 |
PAG
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Columbia,
Maryland
|
+$8.97M |
| 5 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
+$8.87M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$34.1M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$26.1M |
| 3 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$17.4M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$13.1M |
| 5 |
N
Natixis
Paris,
France
|
-$8.53M |
SOXX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
137 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.1B — up 5.8% from $1.04B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new SOXX positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $22.8M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $34.1M.
- 137 institutional investors held iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) as of Q4 2017, up from 110 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $1.1B of iShares Semiconductor ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 40 funds opened new iShares Semiconductor ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 12 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
- The largest iShares Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Citigroup, an estimated $22.8M added.
- The largest iShares Semiconductor ETF seller in Q4 2017 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $34.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.