State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
4,245 hedge funds and large institutions have $343B invested in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 610 funds opening new positions, 1,675 increasing their positions, 1,469 reducing their positions, and 98 closing their positions.
522% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 610 | Existing positions closed: 98
35% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $43.5B | Capital outflows: $32.2B
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,675 | Existing positions reduced: 1,469
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 3,806 → 4,245 (+439)
10% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1,046 → 1,152 (+106)
0.5% less ownership
Funds ownership: 55.78% → 55.28% (-0.5%)
51% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $280B | Put options by funds: $573B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capula Management
Grand Cayman,
Cayman Islands
|
+$5.08B |
| 2 |
Bridgewater Associates
Westport,
Connecticut
|
+$4.36B |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$3.7B |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$1.7B |
| 5 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
+$1.43B |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$2.98B |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$2.06B |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$1.87B |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.82B |
| 5 |
Optiver Holding
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$1.72B |
SPY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review
4,245 of the 7,623 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $343B — up 4.6% from $328B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 610 funds opened new SPY positions and 98 closed out — a net gain of 512 holders — while 1,675 added to existing stakes and 1,469 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capula Management, adding an estimated $5.08B. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $2.98B.
- 4,245 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) as of Q4 2024, up from 3,806 in Q3 2024.
- Funds reported $343B of State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust stock for Q4 2024, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 610 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust positions in Q4 2024 and 98 closed out, a net change of +512 holders.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust buyer in Q4 2024 was Capula Management, an estimated $5.08B added.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust seller in Q4 2024 was Millennium Management, an estimated $2.98B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.