State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
3,174 hedge funds and large institutions have $289B invested in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 555 funds opening new positions, 1,222 increasing their positions, 1,059 reducing their positions, and 85 closing their positions.
553% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 555 | Existing positions closed: 85
91% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $38.3B | Capital outflows: $20B
18% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 782 → 926 (+144)
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,750 → 3,174 (+424)
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,222 | Existing positions reduced: 1,059
0.93% less ownership
Funds ownership: 65.48% → 64.56% (-0.93%)
55% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $145B | Put options by funds: $320B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$4.58B |
| 2 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
+$3.58B |
| 3 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.4B |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$1.38B |
| 5 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.05B |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.4B |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$2.25B |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.23B |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.11B |
| 5 |
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.1B |
SPY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
3,174 of the 6,522 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $289B — up 18% from $245B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 555 funds opened new SPY positions and 85 closed out — a net gain of 470 holders — while 1,222 added to existing stakes and 1,059 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $4.58B. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $2.4B.
- 3,174 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) as of Q4 2021, up from 2,750 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $289B of State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust stock for Q4 2021, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 555 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust positions in Q4 2021 and 85 closed out, a net change of +470 holders.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust buyer in Q4 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.58B added.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust seller in Q4 2021 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $2.4B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.