State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLB
307 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.53B invested in State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 94 increasing their positions, 120 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.
18% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $865M | Put options by funds: $735M
2.71% more ownership
Funds ownership: 168.27% → 170.99% (+2.7%)
10% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 41
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.43B → $2.53B (+$101M)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 306 → 307 (+1)
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 8 (-1)
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 94 | Existing positions reduced: 120
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$126M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$92M |
| 3 |
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Needham,
Massachusetts
|
+$43.1M |
| 4 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$24.7M |
| 5 |
SGI
Swan Global Investments
Durango,
Colorado
|
+$24.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$85.9M |
| 2 |
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Frankfurt,
Germany
|
-$69.3M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$56.9M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$44.3M |
| 5 |
CI
Clal Insurance
Tel-Aviv,
Israel
|
-$34.6M |
XLB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
307 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $2.53B — up 4.2% from $2.43B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new XLB positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 94 added to existing stakes and 120 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $126M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $85.9M sold.
- 307 institutional investors held State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) as of Q1 2015, up from 306 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $2.53B of State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 45 funds opened new State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 41 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $126M added.
- The largest State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $85.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.