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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
RFM
126
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$4K +$4.6K +109 New
BAM
127
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$4K +$4.94K +117 New
MPWT
128
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$3.16K -$3.59K -85 -50%
SBL
129
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$2K – – –
HCM
130
Hilton Capital Management
New York
$2K +$2.53K +60 New
JWM
131
Janiczek Wealth Management
Colorado
$1K – – –
RFA
132
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$1K – – –
TWMP
133
Taylor Wealth Management Partners
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
NA
134
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$377 +$246K +5,829 +136%
SWM
135
Sanctuary Wealth Management
Idaho
– -$9.99M -211,090 Closed
PCM
136
Penserra Capital Management
California
– -$2.31M -48,856 Closed
BCM
137
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
– -$1.64M -34,703 Closed
BRWM
138
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
– -$1.25M -26,462 Closed
Jane Street
139
Jane Street
New York
– -$1.06M -22,384 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
140
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$503K -11,917 Closed
CRWM
141
Castle Rock Wealth Management
California
– -$515K -11,480 Closed
WAAG
142
Wealth Alliance Advisory Group
Kansas
– -$469K -9,900 Closed
EFS
143
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
– -$329K -6,955 Closed
OC
144
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
– -$288K -6,094 Closed
HFS
145
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
– -$270K -5,694 Closed
AFM
146
Andesa Financial Management
Pennsylvania
– -$203K -4,300 Closed
CLOS
147
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
– -$85K -1,800 Closed
SPIA
148
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
– -$66K -1,394 Closed
BAMG
149
Brand Asset Management Group
Missouri
– -$40K -848 Closed
CPIG
150
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
– -$24K -600 Closed
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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.