State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
1,441 hedge funds and large institutions have $173B invested in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 273 funds opening new positions, 609 increasing their positions, 424 reducing their positions, and 64 closing their positions.
327% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 273 | Existing positions closed: 64
44% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 609 | Existing positions reduced: 424
19% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 383 → 454 (+71)
16% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,247 → 1,441 (+194)
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $150B → $173B (+$22.7B)
3.65% less ownership
Funds ownership: 80.94% → 77.28% (-3.7%)
49% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $56.3B | Put options by funds: $109B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$2.57B |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$2.51B |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$2.44B |
| 4 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.34B |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.22B |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$4.06B |
| 2 |
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Frankfurt,
Germany
|
-$2.97B |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$1.98B |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.33B |
| 5 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$955M |
SPY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
1,441 of the 3,751 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $173B — up 15% from $150B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 273 funds opened new SPY positions and 64 closed out — a net gain of 209 holders — while 609 added to existing stakes and 424 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $2.57B. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $4.06B.
- 1,441 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) as of Q4 2014, up from 1,247 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $173B of State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust stock for Q4 2014, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 273 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust positions in Q4 2014 and 64 closed out, a net change of +209 holders.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust buyer in Q4 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $2.57B added.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust seller in Q4 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $4.06B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.