iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF
WOOD
61 hedge funds and large institutions have $98.6M invested in iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 6
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 59 → 61 (+2)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
25% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $131M → $98.6M (-$32.9M)
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 24
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
QI
QS Investors
New York
|
+$1.17M |
| 2 |
NC
NewSquare Capital
Newtown Square,
Pennsylvania
|
+$404K |
| 3 |
Verition Fund Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$385K |
| 4 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$363K |
| 5 |
ACM
Aviance Capital Management
Sarasota,
Florida
|
+$322K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$18M |
| 2 |
Comerica Bank
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$4.5M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$3.87M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$2.67M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.45M |
WOOD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
61 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (WOOD) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $98.6M — down 25% from $131M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new WOOD positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.
The largest buyer was QS Investors, adding an estimated $1.17M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $18M.
- 61 institutional investors held iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (WOOD) as of Q1 2014, up from 59 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $98.6M of iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF stock for Q1 2014, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was QS Investors, an estimated $1.17M added.
- The largest iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $18M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.