State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF

XLP

Market cap $14.7B

XLP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

654 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $7.39B — up 1.6% from $7.27B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 169 funds opened new XLP positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 118 holders — while 220 added to existing stakes and 182 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Prudential plc, opening a new position worth an estimated $213M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $376M.

• 654 institutional investors held State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) as of Q4 2018, up from 541 in Q3 2018.
• Funds reported $7.39B of State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
• 169 funds opened new State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 51 closed out, a net change of +118 holders.
• The largest State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Prudential plc, an estimated $213M added.
• The largest State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $376M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.