State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
1,912 hedge funds and large institutions have $189B invested in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 345 funds opening new positions, 658 increasing their positions, 696 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.
348% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 345 | Existing positions closed: 77
22% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 508 → 618 (+110)
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,662 → 1,912 (+250)
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $172B → $189B (+$16.4B)
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 658 | Existing positions reduced: 696
2.8% less ownership
Funds ownership: 70.48% → 67.68% (-2.8%)
56% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $95B | Put options by funds: $214B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$4.24B |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$2.31B |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.82B |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$1.61B |
| 5 |
IG
ING Group
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$1.37B |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$10.1B |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$4.22B |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$4.01B |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$2.83B |
| 5 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$1.71B |
SPY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
1,912 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $189B — up 9.5% from $172B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 345 funds opened new SPY positions and 77 closed out — a net gain of 268 holders — while 658 added to existing stakes and 696 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $4.24B. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $10.1B.
- 1,912 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) as of Q4 2017, up from 1,662 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $189B of State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust stock for Q4 2017, up 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 345 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust positions in Q4 2017 and 77 closed out, a net change of +268 holders.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust buyer in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.24B added.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust seller in Q4 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $10.1B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.