State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
2,723 hedge funds and large institutions have $226B invested in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 159 funds opening new positions, 989 increasing their positions, 1,273 reducing their positions, and 122 closing their positions.
30% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 159 | Existing positions closed: 122
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $209B → $226B (+$17.1B)
1.51% more ownership
Funds ownership: 64.26% → 65.77% (+1.5%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,721 → 2,723 (+2)
7% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 805 → 749 (-56)
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 989 | Existing positions reduced: 1,273
49% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $125B | Put options by funds: $245B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$4.96B |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$3.11B |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$3.08B |
| 4 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$2.14B |
| 5 |
HF
HRT Financial
New York
|
+$1.52B |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$3.19B |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$2.87B |
| 3 |
National Pension Service
Jeonju-Si, Jeollabuk-Do,
South Korea
|
-$1.08B |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$996M |
| 5 |
MSU
Mizuho Securities USA
New York
|
-$784M |
SPY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
2,723 of the 5,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $226B — up 8.2% from $209B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 159 funds opened new SPY positions and 122 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 989 added to existing stakes and 1,273 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $4.96B. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $3.19B.
- 2,723 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) as of Q1 2021, up from 2,721 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $226B of State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust stock for Q1 2021, up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 159 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust positions in Q1 2021 and 122 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust buyer in Q1 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $4.96B added.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust seller in Q1 2021 was Millennium Management, an estimated $3.19B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.