State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
1,200 hedge funds and large institutions have $131B invested in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 98 funds opening new positions, 475 increasing their positions, 498 reducing their positions, and 95 closing their positions.
3% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 98 | Existing positions closed: 95
1% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 382 → 384 (+2)
0.06% more ownership
Funds ownership: 81.39% → 81.44% (+0.06%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,210 → 1,200 (-10)
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 475 | Existing positions reduced: 498
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $142B → $131B (-$11.2B)
51% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $36.5B | Put options by funds: $74.1B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$1.61B |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$1.5B |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$1.17B |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$1.14B |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$685M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$3.08B |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$2.04B |
| 3 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$1.68B |
| 4 |
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.57B |
| 5 |
AM
Appaloosa Management
Miami Beach,
Florida
|
-$1.21B |
SPY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
1,200 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $131B — down 7.9% from $142B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 98 funds opened new SPY positions and 95 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 475 added to existing stakes and 498 trimmed.
The largest buyer was UBS, adding an estimated $1.61B. The largest seller was Barclays, cutting an estimated $3.08B.
- 1,200 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) as of Q1 2014, down from 1,210 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $131B of State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust stock for Q1 2014, down 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 98 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust positions in Q1 2014 and 95 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust buyer in Q1 2014 was UBS, an estimated $1.61B added.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust seller in Q1 2014 was Barclays, an estimated $3.08B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.