State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
1,492 hedge funds and large institutions have $147B invested in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 122 funds opening new positions, 575 increasing their positions, 646 reducing their positions, and 160 closing their positions.
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $149B → $147B (-$1.48B)
1% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 470 → 465 (-5)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,547 → 1,492 (-55)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 575 | Existing positions reduced: 646
24% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 122 | Existing positions closed: 160
56% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $51.8B | Put options by funds: $117B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$3.37B |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$2.23B |
| 3 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$1.54B |
| 4 |
Voloridge Investment Management
Jupiter,
Florida
|
+$809M |
| 5 |
IAA
Ironsides Asset Advisors
Rocky Mount,
North Carolina
|
+$634M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$2.05B |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.26B |
| 3 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.22B |
| 4 |
N
Natixis
Paris,
France
|
-$1.17B |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.13B |
SPY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
1,492 of the 3,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $147B — down 1% from $149B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 160 funds closed out of SPY and 122 opened new positions — a net loss of 38 holders — while 646 trimmed existing stakes and 575 added.
The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $3.37B. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $2.05B.
- 1,492 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) as of Q1 2016, down from 1,547 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $147B of State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust stock for Q1 2016, down 1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 122 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust positions in Q1 2016 and 160 closed out, a net change of -38 holders.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust buyer in Q1 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $3.37B added.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust seller in Q1 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.05B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.