State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
1,741 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.4B invested in State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 143 funds opening new positions, 590 increasing their positions, 783 reducing their positions, and 124 closing their positions.
15% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 143 | Existing positions closed: 124
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,753 → 1,741 (-12)
3.26% less ownership
Funds ownership: 68.26% → 65% (-3.3%)
21% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 33 → 26 (-7)
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 590 | Existing positions reduced: 783
48% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $1.41B | Capital outflows: $2.72B
54% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.24B | Put options by funds: $11.4B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$178M |
| 2 |
CIBC World Market
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$93.9M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$72.9M |
| 4 |
PGIM Custom Harvest
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$69.9M |
| 5 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$67.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$380M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$296M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$242M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$199M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$186M |
XLE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review
1,741 of the 7,650 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $17.4B — down 4.8% from $18.3B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 143 funds opened new XLE positions and 124 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 590 added to existing stakes and 783 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Barclays, adding an estimated $178M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $380M.
- 1,741 institutional investors held State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) as of Q3 2025, down from 1,753 in Q2 2025.
- Funds reported $17.4B of State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF stock for Q3 2025, down 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 143 funds opened new State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 124 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Barclays, an estimated $178M added.
- The largest State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $380M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.