State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
3,171 hedge funds and large institutions have $290B invested in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 556 funds opening new positions, 1,218 increasing their positions, 1,061 reducing their positions, and 85 closing their positions.
554% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 556 | Existing positions closed: 85
18% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 781 → 925 (+144)
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $246B → $290B (+$43.3B)
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,746 → 3,171 (+425)
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,218 | Existing positions reduced: 1,061
2.79% more ownership
Funds ownership: 63.35% → 66.15% (+2.8%)
54% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $171B | Put options by funds: $371B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$4.58B |
| 2 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
+$3.58B |
| 3 |
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.27B |
| 4 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.4B |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$1.38B |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.4B |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$2.25B |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.23B |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.11B |
| 5 |
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.1B |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MWM
3251
Midwest Wealth Management
Indianapolis,
Indiana
| – | -$202K | -470 | Closed |
|
|
RIA
3252
RPG Investment Advisory
Pleasanton,
California
| – | -$139K | -324 | Closed |
|
|
HA
3253
Herold Advisors
New York
| – | -$114K | -266 | Closed |
|
|
KLWA
3254
Kelly Lawrence W & Associates
Pasadens,
California
| – | -$99K | -231 | Closed |
|
|
CAM
3255
Capco Asset Management
Tampa,
Florida
| – | -$75K | -174 | Closed |
|
|
PWA
3256
Phoenix Wealth Advisors
Chapel Hill,
North Carolina
| – | -$66K | -153 | Closed |
|
|
PWM
3257
Prentice Wealth Management
Rochester,
New York
| – | -$20K | -46 | Closed |
|
|
CPWM
3258
Cypress Point Wealth Management
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$18K | -43 | Closed |
|
|
FEG
3259
Financial Enhancement Group
Anderson,
Indiana
| – | -$11K | -25 | Closed |
|
|
DA
3260
DSC Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$9K | -21 | Closed |
|
3261
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | +$459 | +1 | New |
|
SPY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
3,171 of the 6,499 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $290B — up 18% from $246B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 556 funds opened new SPY positions and 85 closed out — a net gain of 471 holders — while 1,218 added to existing stakes and 1,061 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $4.58B. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $2.4B.
- 3,171 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) as of Q4 2021, up from 2,746 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $290B of State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust stock for Q4 2021, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 556 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust positions in Q4 2021 and 85 closed out, a net change of +471 holders.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust buyer in Q4 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.58B added.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust seller in Q4 2021 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $2.4B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.