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State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF

1,792 hedge funds and large institutions have $38.9B invested in State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 167 funds opening new positions, 759 increasing their positions, 610 reducing their positions, and 107 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

56% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 167 | Existing positions closed: 107

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 759 | Existing positions reduced: 610

18% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 102120 (+18)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $36.9B → $38.9B (+$1.98B)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,7721,792 (+20)

0.67% more ownership

Funds ownership: 74.22%74.89% (+0.67%)

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.6B | Put options by funds: $13.5B

Holders
1,792
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+1.13%
% of All Funds
24.03%
Holding in Top 10
120
Holding in Top 10 Change
+18
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+17.65%
% of All Funds
1.61%
New
167
Increased
759
Reduced
610
Closed
107
Calls
$9.6B
Puts
$13.5B
Net Calls
-$3.87B
Net Calls Change
-$182M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PF
26
Phoenix Financial
Israel
$203M -$345M -6,870,829 -63%
CI
27
Clal Insurance
Israel
$203M -$401M -8,000,000 -66%
Fidelity Investments
28
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$193M -$884K -17,630 -0.5%
Balyasny Asset Management
29
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$190M +$161M +3,217,585 +536%
MMH
30
Menora Mivtachim Holdings
Israel
$170M -$25.7M -512,250 -13%
NAM
31
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$168M +$63.7M +1,269,368 +60%
MML Investors Services
32
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$164M +$22.2M +441,941 +16%
RBA
33
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$156M +$92.6M +1,845,994 +144%
Bank of Nova Scotia
34
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$153M +$150M +2,996,882 +4,356%
CWM
35
Congress Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$143M -$142K -2,830 -0.1%
State Street
36
State Street
Massachusetts
$139M -$113M -2,249,946 -45%
AM
37
AGF Management
Ontario, Canada
$139M -$18.2M -362,860 -11%
Victory Capital Management
38
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$135M -$1.48M -29,475 -1%
Barclays
39
Barclays
United Kingdom
$123M -$353M -7,029,124 -74%
Stifel Financial
40
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$122M +$10.6M +210,864 +9%
Jane Street
41
Jane Street
New York
$121M +$18.4M +366,071 +18%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
42
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$119M
National Bank of Canada
43
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$117M -$184M -3,659,609 -61%
HighTower Advisors
44
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$117M +$4.89M +97,487 +4%
Cetera Investment Advisers
45
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$116M +$27.3M +543,839 +30%
Northern Trust
46
Northern Trust
Illinois
$113M +$10.8M +214,692 +10%
BlackRock
47
BlackRock
New York
$105M +$31.6M +630,895 +42%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
48
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$103M -$15.8M -314,349 -13%
CIA
49
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$103M +$1.7M +33,943 +2%
VC
50
Vestor Capital
Illinois
$99M +$29.8M +593,478 +43%

XLF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

1,792 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $38.9B — up 5.4% from $36.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 167 funds opened new XLF positions and 107 closed out — a net gain of 60 holders — while 759 added to existing stakes and 610 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $2.06B. The largest seller was PGIM Custom Harvest, exiting entirely with an estimated $428M sold.

  • 1,792 institutional investors held State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) as of Q1 2025, up from 1,772 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $38.9B of State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF stock for Q1 2025, up 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 167 funds opened new State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 107 closed out, a net change of +60 holders.
  • The largest State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $2.06B added.
  • The largest State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF seller in Q1 2025 was PGIM Custom Harvest, an estimated $428M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.