State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
1,917 hedge funds and large institutions have $172B invested in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 145 funds opening new positions, 744 increasing their positions, 844 reducing their positions, and 116 closing their positions.
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 145 | Existing positions closed: 116
0.86% more ownership
Funds ownership: 67.55% → 68.42% (+0.86%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,913 → 1,917 (+4)
1% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 618 → 612 (-6)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $188B → $172B (-$16.5B)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 744 | Existing positions reduced: 844
49% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $101B | Put options by funds: $199B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$2.51B |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$1.69B |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$963M |
| 4 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$903M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$579M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$2.72B |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$1.85B |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$1.77B |
| 4 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$1.69B |
| 5 |
IG
ING Group
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$1.64B |
SPY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
1,917 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $172B — down 8.7% from $188B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 145 funds opened new SPY positions and 116 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 744 added to existing stakes and 844 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $2.51B. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $2.72B.
- 1,917 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) as of Q1 2018, up from 1,913 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $172B of State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust stock for Q1 2018, down 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 145 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust positions in Q1 2018 and 116 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust buyer in Q1 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $2.51B added.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust seller in Q1 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $2.72B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.