iShares Semiconductor ETF
SOXX
152 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.13B invested in iShares Semiconductor ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
21% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 19
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 148 → 152 (+4)
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 49
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.12B → $1.13B (+$8.25M)
15.92% less ownership
Funds ownership: 208.07% → 192.15% (-16%)
37% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $70.7M | Put options by funds: $112M
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$48.9M |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$25.8M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$24.4M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$18.1M |
| 5 |
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
St. Peters,
Missouri
|
+$15.9M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$33.5M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$23M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$21M |
| 4 |
AP
Advisors Preferred
Rockville,
Maryland
|
-$8.82M |
| 5 |
NSLI
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taipei City,
Taiwan
|
-$8.18M |
SOXX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
152 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $1.13B — up 0.73% from $1.12B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new SOXX positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $48.9M. The largest seller was Bank of Montreal, cutting an estimated $33.5M.
- 152 institutional investors held iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) as of Q2 2018, up from 148 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $1.13B of iShares Semiconductor ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 0.73% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new iShares Semiconductor ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest iShares Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $48.9M added.
- The largest iShares Semiconductor ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $33.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.