ETF stats from the 3rd quarter of 2011
Posted on February 3rd, 2012
Large inflow into Bonds and gold.
Even ignoring the huge jump in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond, the number of 13f filers adding or increasing their position in bond funds was significant. iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treas Bond, iShares Barclays 3-7 Year Treasury Bond, Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF, Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF and others all saw new positions added or additional shares purchased during the quarter. On the gold front there were strong inflows into Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF and Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF among others.
All ETF’s listed below most have had a minimum of 100 13f filers holding to qualify.
| Stock | Ticker | Filers Holding ETF | Change from previous quarter | percent change | Filers with ETF in Top 10 Holdings | Change from previous quarter | percent change | Added to position | Reduced position | Sold out | Created new position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond | HYG | 251 | 175 | 230% | 25 | 16 | 178% | 37 | 30 | 5 | 172 |
| ProShares Short S&P500 | SH | 113 | 21 | 23% | 22 | 13 | 144% | 36 | 29 | 18 | 39 |
| ProShares UltraShort S&P500 | SDS | 127 | 23 | 22% | 18 | 8 | 80% | 28 | 38 | 27 | 50 |
| Alerian MLP ETF | AMLP | 102 | 17 | 20% | 8 | 3 | 60% | 48 | 22 | 6 | 22 |
| Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF | GDX | 330 | 51 | 18% | 52 | 20 | 63% | 121 | 86 | 37 | 90 |
| iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury | IEF | 174 | 23 | 15% | 21 | 7 | 50% | 64 | 53 | 15 | 39 |
| iShares MSCI Malaysia Index | EWM | 135 | 18 | 15% | 1 | -3 | -75% | 31 | 50 | 18 | 36 |
| iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treas Bond | TLT | 137 | 16 | 13% | 19 | 2 | 12% | 39 | 44 | 28 | 46 |
| iShares Barclays 3-7 Year Treasury Bond | IEI | 118 | 14 | 13% | 18 | 3 | 20% | 43 | 30 | 7 | 21 |
| Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF | GDXJ | 123 | 13 | 12% | 8 | 5 | 167% | 49 | 24 | 29 | 42 |