State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLB
464 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.87B invested in State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 157 increasing their positions, 168 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.
10.93% more ownership
Funds ownership: 159.14% → 170.07% (+11%)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.79B → $3.87B (+$74.2M)
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 157 | Existing positions reduced: 168
7% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $701M | Put options by funds: $751M
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 61
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 473 → 464 (-9)
47% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 8 (-7)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$152M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$87.2M |
| 3 |
ERSOT
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Austin,
Texas
|
+$63.6M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$31.4M |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$31M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N
Natixis
Paris,
France
|
-$58.2M |
| 2 |
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
-$42.4M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$32.3M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$29.4M |
| 5 |
NMIFOAC
National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives
Tokyo, Japan,
Japan
|
-$21.2M |
XLB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
464 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $3.87B — up 2% from $3.79B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 61 funds closed out of XLB and 56 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 168 trimmed existing stakes and 157 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $152M. The largest seller was Natixis, cutting an estimated $58.2M.
- 464 institutional investors held State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) as of Q2 2018, down from 473 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $3.87B of State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 61 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $152M added.
- The largest State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Natixis, an estimated $58.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.