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State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF

557 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.77B invested in State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 76 funds opening new positions, 176 increasing their positions, 223 reducing their positions, and 99 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

18% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.22B | Put options by funds: $1.03B

6.83% more ownership

Funds ownership: 176.79%183.62% (+6.8%)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.6B → $6.77B (+$168M)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2625 (-1)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 585557 (-28)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 176 | Existing positions reduced: 223

23% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 76 | Existing positions closed: 99

Holders
557
Holders Change
-28
Holders Change %
-4.79%
% of All Funds
12.77%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.85%
% of All Funds
0.57%
New
76
Increased
176
Reduced
223
Closed
99
Calls
$1.22B
Puts
$1.03B
Net Calls
+$187M
Net Calls Change
+$1.26B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Parallax Volatility Advisers
51
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$14M +$13.9M +555,172 +27,758,600%
Envestnet Asset Management
52
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$14M -$71.1M -2,849,196 -84%
FMLI
53
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$13.5M
Northern Trust
54
Northern Trust
Illinois
$13.4M -$636K -25,496 -5%
DCC
55
Dow Chemical Company
Michigan
$13.2M +$2.05M +82,198 +19%
RA
56
Rovida Advisors
Florida
$12.6M +$12.5M +500,000 New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
57
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$12M -$2.52M -101,106 -18%
Balyasny Asset Management
58
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$11.9M +$7M +280,284 +147%
ONB
59
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$11.1M -$1.53M -61,460 -12%
HighTower Advisors
60
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$10.9M +$6.65M +266,426 +160%
Bank of Montreal
61
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$10.8M -$48.5M -1,944,024 -82%
MPM
62
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
$10.2M +$10.1M +404,660 New
QIM
63
Quest Investment Management
Oregon
$10.2M
Baird Financial Group
64
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$9.23M +$5.97M +238,994 +189%
RJA
65
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$9.06M -$820K -32,856 -8%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
66
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$8.33M +$5.22M +208,946 +173%
HSBC Holdings
67
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$7.87M -$1.97M -78,968 -20%
CIA
68
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$7.85M -$98.3K -3,940 -1%
MFBTD
69
MB Financial Bank - Trust Department
Illinois
$7.57M -$1.4M -56,090 -16%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
70
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$7.5M +$710K +28,454 +10%
AF
71
Alerus Financial
North Dakota
$7.41M -$1.39M -55,808 -16%
LTFS
72
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$7.27M +$592K +23,708 +9%
KHLMTHM
73
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet
Israel
$7.11M +$1.55M +62,020 +30%
Rafferty Asset Management
74
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$6.92M +$5.14M +205,912 +302%
LFAS
75
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$6.72M +$250K +10,002 +4%

XLU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

557 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $6.77B — up 2.5% from $6.6B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 99 funds closed out of XLU and 76 opened new positions — a net loss of 23 holders — while 223 trimmed existing stakes and 176 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $262M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $385M.

  • 557 institutional investors held State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU) as of Q1 2018, down from 585 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $6.77B of State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 76 funds opened new State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 99 closed out, a net change of -23 holders.
  • The largest State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $262M added.
  • The largest State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF seller in Q1 2018 was UBS Group, an estimated $385M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.