State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
1,247 hedge funds and large institutions have $150B invested in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 99 funds opening new positions, 508 increasing their positions, 485 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.
87% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 99 | Existing positions closed: 53
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $138B → $150B (+$12.3B)
4% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 367 → 383 (+16)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,213 → 1,247 (+34)
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 508 | Existing positions reduced: 485
0.66% less ownership
Funds ownership: 81.6% → 80.94% (-0.66%)
62% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $51.2B | Put options by funds: $136B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$4.36B |
| 2 |
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Frankfurt,
Germany
|
+$2.08B |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$1.65B |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$1.42B |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$1.23B |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$2.03B |
| 2 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$1.62B |
| 3 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$1.13B |
| 4 |
SMM
Stadion Money Management
Watkinsville,
Georgia
|
-$955M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$573M |
SPY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
1,247 of the 3,448 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $150B — up 8.9% from $138B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 99 funds opened new SPY positions and 53 closed out — a net gain of 46 holders — while 508 added to existing stakes and 485 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $4.36B. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $2.03B.
- 1,247 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) as of Q3 2014, up from 1,213 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $150B of State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust stock for Q3 2014, up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 99 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust positions in Q3 2014 and 53 closed out, a net change of +46 holders.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust buyer in Q3 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $4.36B added.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust seller in Q3 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $2.03B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.