State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
764 hedge funds and large institutions have $14B invested in State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 225 funds opening new positions, 308 increasing their positions, 158 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
359% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 225 | Existing positions closed: 49
170% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 33 → 89 (+56)
95% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 308 | Existing positions reduced: 158
83% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.63B → $14B (+$6.36B)
34% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.22B | Put options by funds: $3.14B
28% more funds holding
Funds holding: 598 → 764 (+166)
0.67% less ownership
Funds ownership: 63.53% → 62.87% (-0.67%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SPC
Slate Path Capital
New York
|
+$581M |
| 2 |
CI
Clal Insurance
Tel-Aviv,
Israel
|
+$328M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$306M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$292M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$292M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$115M |
| 2 |
CANY
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
|
-$72.3M |
| 3 |
SCM
Steadfast Capital Management
New York
|
-$64.8M |
| 4 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$29.6M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$19.2M |
XLF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
764 of the 4,008 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $14B — up 83% from $7.63B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 225 funds opened new XLF positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 176 holders — while 308 added to existing stakes and 158 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Slate Path Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $581M. The largest seller was Nomura Holdings, cutting an estimated $115M.
- 764 institutional investors held State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) as of Q4 2016, up from 598 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $14B of State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 83% quarter-over-quarter.
- 225 funds opened new State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 49 closed out, a net change of +176 holders.
- The largest State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Slate Path Capital, an estimated $581M added.
- The largest State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Nomura Holdings, an estimated $115M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.