State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
1,211 hedge funds and large institutions have $142B invested in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 233 funds opening new positions, 476 increasing their positions, 401 reducing their positions, and 64 closing their positions.
264% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 233 | Existing positions closed: 64
23% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $116B → $142B (+$26.3B)
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 318 → 383 (+65)
19% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 476 | Existing positions reduced: 401
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,053 → 1,211 (+158)
29% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $55.5B | Put options by funds: $78.5B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$3.38B |
| 2 |
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.63B |
| 3 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$1.56B |
| 4 |
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Frankfurt,
Germany
|
+$1.51B |
| 5 |
AM
Appaloosa Management
Miami Beach,
Florida
|
+$1.34B |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$2.53B |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$1.92B |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$888M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$670M |
| 5 |
GWM
Greenwich Wealth Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$529M |
SPY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
1,211 of the 3,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $142B — up 23% from $116B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 233 funds opened new SPY positions and 64 closed out — a net gain of 169 holders — while 476 added to existing stakes and 401 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Barclays, adding an estimated $3.38B. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $2.53B.
- 1,211 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) as of Q4 2013, up from 1,053 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $142B of State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust stock for Q4 2013, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 233 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust positions in Q4 2013 and 64 closed out, a net change of +169 holders.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust buyer in Q4 2013 was Barclays, an estimated $3.38B added.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust seller in Q4 2013 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $2.53B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.