State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
2,140 hedge funds and large institutions have $176B invested in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 118 funds opening new positions, 816 increasing their positions, 904 reducing their positions, and 83 closing their positions.
42% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 118 | Existing positions closed: 83
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $173B → $176B (+$3.05B)
0.77% more ownership
Funds ownership: 64.95% → 65.72% (+0.77%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,132 → 2,140 (+8)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 816 | Existing positions reduced: 904
3% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 651 → 634 (-17)
48% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $102B | Put options by funds: $195B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.13B |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$2.28B |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.39B |
| 4 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.23B |
| 5 |
OU
Optiver US
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$654M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$2.13B |
| 2 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.98B |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$1.67B |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$1.37B |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.15B |
SPY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
2,140 of the 4,625 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $176B — up 1.8% from $173B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 118 funds opened new SPY positions and 83 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 816 added to existing stakes and 904 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.13B. The largest seller was Nomura Holdings, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.13B sold.
- 2,140 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) as of Q2 2019, up from 2,132 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $176B of State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust stock for Q2 2019, up 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 118 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust positions in Q2 2019 and 83 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust buyer in Q2 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $4.13B added.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust seller in Q2 2019 was Nomura Holdings, an estimated $2.13B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.