State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
1,547 hedge funds and large institutions have $149B invested in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 246 funds opening new positions, 648 increasing their positions, 491 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.
211% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 246 | Existing positions closed: 79
32% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 648 | Existing positions reduced: 491
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,397 → 1,547 (+150)
9% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 432 → 470 (+38)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $159B → $149B (-$10.2B)
17.31% less ownership
Funds ownership: 97.79% → 80.48% (-17%)
37% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $62.4B | Put options by funds: $98.8B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.53B |
| 2 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$1.13B |
| 3 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$993M |
| 4 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$876M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$598M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$9.89B |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$7.5B |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$4.4B |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$3.81B |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$2.94B |
SPY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
1,547 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $149B — down 6.4% from $159B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 246 funds opened new SPY positions and 79 closed out — a net gain of 167 holders — while 648 added to existing stakes and 491 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $1.53B. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $9.89B.
- 1,547 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) as of Q4 2015, up from 1,397 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $149B of State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust stock for Q4 2015, down 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 246 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust positions in Q4 2015 and 79 closed out, a net change of +167 holders.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust buyer in Q4 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $1.53B added.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust seller in Q4 2015 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $9.89B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.