State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLB
306 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.18B invested in State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 129 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.
47.03% more ownership
Funds ownership: 176.13% → 223.16% (+47%)
16% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $760M | Put options by funds: $657M
10% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 51
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 305 → 306 (+1)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 9 (0)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.27B → $2.18B (-$88.9M)
42% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 129
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$246M |
| 2 |
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Frankfurt,
Germany
|
+$89M |
| 3 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$66.2M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$62.8M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$57.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LMIM
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Bethesda,
Maryland
|
-$44.3M |
| 2 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$25M |
| 3 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
-$22.5M |
| 4 |
TAIM
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
-$13M |
| 5 |
GA
Giralda Advisors
New York
|
-$12.3M |
XLB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
306 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $2.18B — down 3.9% from $2.27B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new XLB positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 75 added to existing stakes and 129 trimmed.
The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $246M. The largest seller was Lockheed Martin Investment Management, cutting an estimated $44.3M.
- 306 institutional investors held State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) as of Q3 2015, up from 305 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $2.18B of State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 51 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $246M added.
- The largest State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Lockheed Martin Investment Management, an estimated $44.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.