State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
2,133 hedge funds and large institutions have $171B invested in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 145 funds opening new positions, 764 increasing their positions, 990 reducing their positions, and 178 closing their positions.
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $166B → $171B (+$4.97B)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 2,200 → 2,133 (-67)
6% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 693 → 649 (-44)
13.48% less ownership
Funds ownership: 78.37% → 64.89% (-13%)
19% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 145 | Existing positions closed: 178
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 764 | Existing positions reduced: 990
46% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $103B | Put options by funds: $191B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$1.78B |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$1.2B |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$1.14B |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.05B |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$872M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PP
Parplus Partners
New York
|
-$31.9B |
| 2 |
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
|
-$3.4B |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$3.34B |
| 4 |
HCM
Hitchwood Capital Management
New York
|
-$2.01B |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$1.53B |
SPY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
2,133 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $171B — up 3% from $166B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 178 funds closed out of SPY and 145 opened new positions — a net loss of 33 holders — while 990 trimmed existing stakes and 764 added.
The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $1.78B. The largest seller was Parplus Partners, cutting an estimated $31.9B.
- 2,133 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) as of Q1 2019, down from 2,200 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $171B of State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust stock for Q1 2019, up 3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 145 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust positions in Q1 2019 and 178 closed out, a net change of -33 holders.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust buyer in Q1 2019 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $1.78B added.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust seller in Q1 2019 was Parplus Partners, an estimated $31.9B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.