State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
616 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.2B invested in State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 237 increasing their positions, 202 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 50
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 237 | Existing positions reduced: 202
7% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 57 → 61 (+4)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 599 → 616 (+17)
1% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.11B | Put options by funds: $2.08B
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.7B → $12.2B (-$522M)
6.05% less ownership
Funds ownership: 81.05% → 75.01% (-6%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$284M |
| 2 |
AII
AGF Investments Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$138M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$116M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$101M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$82.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$538M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$453M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$296M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$120M |
| 5 |
NM
NWI Management
New York
|
-$97.1M |
XLF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
616 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $12.2B — down 4.1% from $12.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 75 funds opened new XLF positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 237 added to existing stakes and 202 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $284M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $538M.
- 616 institutional investors held State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) as of Q2 2015, up from 599 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $12.2B of State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 75 funds opened new State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 50 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
- The largest State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $284M added.
- The largest State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF seller in Q2 2015 was BlackRock, an estimated $538M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.