State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
1,380 hedge funds and large institutions have $142B invested in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 97 funds opening new positions, 565 increasing their positions, 577 reducing their positions, and 145 closing their positions.
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 565 | Existing positions reduced: 577
2.4% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.27% → 74.87% (-2.4%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,441 → 1,380 (-61)
6% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 454 → 429 (-25)
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $167B → $142B (-$24.6B)
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 97 | Existing positions closed: 145
50% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $54.3B | Put options by funds: $108B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$2.05B |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.58B |
| 3 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$1.42B |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$865M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$629M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$5.08B |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$2.57B |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$2.37B |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$2.01B |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.26B |
SPY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
1,380 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $142B — down 15% from $167B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 145 funds closed out of SPY and 97 opened new positions — a net loss of 48 holders — while 577 trimmed existing stakes and 565 added.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $2.05B. The largest seller was Barclays, cutting an estimated $5.08B.
- 1,380 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) as of Q1 2015, down from 1,441 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $142B of State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust stock for Q1 2015, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 97 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust positions in Q1 2015 and 145 closed out, a net change of -48 holders.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust buyer in Q1 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $2.05B added.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust seller in Q1 2015 was Barclays, an estimated $5.08B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.