Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF
SPLV
213 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.25B invested in Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 91 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
250% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 16
122% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 91 | Existing positions reduced: 41
23% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 16 (+3)
21% more funds holding
Funds holding: 176 → 213 (+37)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.16B → $2.25B (+$98.8M)
3.85% less ownership
Funds ownership: 46.54% → 42.69% (-3.9%)
92% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.07M | Put options by funds: $12.8M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SMM
Stadion Money Management
Watkinsville,
Georgia
|
+$112M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$32.8M |
| 3 |
KWILP
Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership
Wellington,
New Zealand
|
+$31M |
| 4 |
FIG
FundX Investment Group
San Francisco,
California
|
+$29.5M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$26.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SAS
Sage Advisory Services
Austin,
Texas
|
-$214M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$151M |
| 3 |
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$94.1M |
| 4 |
FA
FDx Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$62M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$31M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BWFA
226
Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors
Columbia,
Maryland
| – | -$49K | -1,406 | Closed |
|
|
FIG
227
Fusion Investment Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$8K | -237 | Closed |
|
|
CA
228
CapWealth Advisors
Franklin,
Tennessee
| – | -$7K | -207 | Closed |
|
229
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$37 | +1 | New |
|
SPLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
213 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF (SPLV) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2.25B — up 4.6% from $2.16B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new SPLV positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 40 holders — while 91 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Stadion Money Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $112M. The largest seller was Sage Advisory Services, exiting entirely with an estimated $214M sold.
- 213 institutional investors held Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF (SPLV) as of Q4 2014, up from 176 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $2.25B of Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 16 closed out, a net change of +40 holders.
- The largest Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Stadion Money Management, an estimated $112M added.
- The largest Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Sage Advisory Services, an estimated $214M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.