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State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF

1,147 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.6B invested in State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 215 funds opening new positions, 388 increasing their positions, 396 reducing their positions, and 112 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

92% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 215 | Existing positions closed: 112

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,0631,147 (+84)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11B → $11.6B (+$578M)

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2425 (+1)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 388 | Existing positions reduced: 396

1.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 164.35%163.22% (-1.1%)

40% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.16B | Put options by funds: $1.95B

Holders
1,147
Holders Change
+84
Holders Change %
+7.9%
% of All Funds
16.72%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.17%
% of All Funds
0.36%
New
215
Increased
388
Reduced
396
Closed
112
Calls
$1.16B
Puts
$1.95B
Net Calls
-$789M
Net Calls Change
-$633M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WA
26
WestEnd Advisors
North Carolina
$79.9M -$65.9M -2,154,298 -46%
BGDI
27
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
$78.8M -$10.4M -339,810 -12%
CI
28
Clal Insurance
Israel
$67.2M +$64.2M +2,100,000 +9,545%
ETC
29
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
$63M +$60.9M +1,990,668 New
Hudson Bay Capital Management
30
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
$59.8M +$57.8M +1,890,000 New
Bessemer Group
31
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$58.9M -$33.5M -1,095,736 -37%
Simplex Trading
32
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$50.6M +$6M +196,296 +14%
Prudential Financial
33
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$47.4M +$19.4M +634,640 +74%
BlackRock
34
BlackRock
New York
$45.8M +$636K +20,792 +1%
Osaic Holdings
35
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$44.8M -$9.15M -299,350 -17%
Commonwealth Equity Services
36
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$44.7M -$534K -17,458 -1%
RJFSA
37
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$43.3M +$14.5M +474,112 +53%
Barclays
38
Barclays
United Kingdom
$37.8M -$64.2M -2,099,248 -64%
MSRPS
39
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System
Maryland
$36M
Stifel Financial
40
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$35.7M +$2.56M +83,608 +8%
Wolverine Trading
41
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$35.5M -$429K -14,042 -1%
Ensign Peak Advisors
42
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$33.5M +$29.3M +956,822 +945%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
43
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$33.5M +$23.5M +768,870 +267%
AA
44
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$30.9M +$3.31M +108,264 +12%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
45
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$28.7M +$6.82M +223,044 +33%
ACM
46
Argent Capital Management
Missouri
$28.3M +$27.3M +894,520 New
US Bancorp
47
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$26.6M -$3.44M -112,488 -12%
FFB
48
First Financial Bankshares
Texas
$24.3M +$23.4M +766,434 New
Mariner
49
Mariner
Kansas
$24.1M +$984K +32,168 +4%
PNC Financial Services Group
50
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$23.5M -$4.5M -147,232 -17%

XLU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

1,147 of the 6,860 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $11.6B — up 5.2% from $11B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 215 funds opened new XLU positions and 112 closed out — a net gain of 103 holders — while 388 added to existing stakes and 396 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $621M. The largest seller was Two Sigma Investments, cutting an estimated $197M.

  • 1,147 institutional investors held State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU) as of Q4 2023, up from 1,063 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $11.6B of State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF stock for Q4 2023, up 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 215 funds opened new State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 112 closed out, a net change of +103 holders.
  • The largest State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $621M added.
  • The largest State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $197M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.