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ARK Innovation ETF
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137 hedge funds and large institutions have $380M invested in ARK Innovation ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 19

55% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 31

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 120 → 137 (+17)

2.96% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.13% → 35.08% (+3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $449M → $380M (-$68.4M)

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $387K | Put options by funds: $655K

Holders
137
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+14.17%
% of All Funds
3.05%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
38
Increased
48
Reduced
31
Closed
19
Calls
$387K
Puts
$655K
Net Calls
-$268K
Net Calls Change
+$1.58M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$14.3M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$5.23M
3
C
Clearshares
New York
+$4.42M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$4.12M
5
CFA
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
+$3.83M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$17.1M
2
SWM
Sanctuary Wealth Management
Idaho
-$9.99M
3
AWA
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
-$6.58M
4
SPL
Smart Portfolios LLC
Washington
-$4.44M
5
PCM
Penserra Capital Management
California
-$2.31M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MCWS
26
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
$3M +$3.01M +71,359 +769%
SW
27
SlateStone Wealth
Florida
$2.96M +$3.36M +79,518 New
BCM
28
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.82M +$760K +18,000 +31%
IA
29
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2.77M -$508K -12,028 -14%
SC
30
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$2.57M -$118K -2,790 -4%
CIBC World Market
31
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$2.46M +$2.17M +51,418 +346%
LTFS
32
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.25M -$2.09M -49,451 -45%
AAS
33
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$1.61M +$1.83M +43,355 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
34
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.57M -$793K -18,799 -31%
AG
35
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.54M +$479K +11,345 +38%
BTS
36
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.53M +$1.38M +32,608 +380%
RW
37
REDW Wealth
New Mexico
$1.33M +$127K +3,017 +9%
MML Investors Services
38
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.32M +$179K +4,246 +14%
SFWC
39
Strategic Family Wealth Counselors
New Jersey
$1.25M +$1.42M +33,664 New
BCA
40
Biltmore Capital Advisors
New Jersey
$1.16M +$4.42M +104,761 New
C
41
Clearshares
New York
$1.16M +$4.42M +104,761 New
GWAG
42
Garrett Wealth Advisory Group
Texas
$1.12M +$1.28M +30,399 New
SPL
43
Smart Portfolios LLC
Washington
$983K -$4.44M -105,179 -80%
NEPWA
44
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$965K +$1.09M +25,943 New
GVAG
45
Great Valley Advisor Group
Delaware
$960K +$1.09M +25,802 New
SA
46
Strategic Advisors
New York
$916K +$262K +6,202 +34%
FHA
47
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$897K +$403K +9,542 +65%
CA
48
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$878K – – –
SG
49
StoneX Group
New York
$800K +$17.5K +415 +2%
PA
50
Parallel Advisors
California
$795K +$155K +3,673 +21%
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ARKK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

137 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $380M — down 15% from $449M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new ARKK positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Raymond James & Associates, adding an estimated $14.3M. The largest seller was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, cutting an estimated $17.1M.

  • 137 institutional investors held ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) as of Q4 2018, up from 120 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $380M of ARK Innovation ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new ARK Innovation ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest ARK Innovation ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $14.3M added.
  • The largest ARK Innovation ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $17.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.