State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
1,921 hedge funds and large institutions have $188B invested in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 105 funds opening new positions, 773 increasing their positions, 769 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.
42% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 105 | Existing positions closed: 74
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $174B → $188B (+$14.1B)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,903 → 1,921 (+18)
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 773 | Existing positions reduced: 769
0.79% less ownership
Funds ownership: 67.56% → 66.77% (-0.79%)
1% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 589 → 583 (-6)
27% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $155B | Put options by funds: $212B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GCM
Graham Capital Management
Rowayton,
Connecticut
|
+$1.55B |
| 2 |
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$1.21B |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.19B |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$1.14B |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$880M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$1.84B |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.57B |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$1.53B |
| 4 |
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
St. Peters,
Missouri
|
-$1.19B |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$1B |
SPY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
1,921 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $188B — up 8.1% from $174B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 105 funds opened new SPY positions and 74 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 773 added to existing stakes and 769 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Graham Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.55B. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $1.84B.
- 1,921 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) as of Q3 2018, up from 1,903 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $188B of State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust stock for Q3 2018, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 105 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust positions in Q3 2018 and 74 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust buyer in Q3 2018 was Graham Capital Management, an estimated $1.55B added.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust seller in Q3 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.84B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.