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VanEck Biotech ETF

59 hedge funds and large institutions have $123M invested in VanEck Biotech ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

104% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.92M | Put options by funds: $2.91M

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5959 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 8

1.79% less ownership

Funds ownership: 26.38%24.59% (-1.8%)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $151M → $123M (-$28.1M)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 23

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
59
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.7%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
17
Reduced
23
Closed
8
Calls
$5.92M
Puts
$2.91M
Net Calls
+$3.01M
Net Calls Change
+$3.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
TRCT
26
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.07M -$2.48M -27,634 -71%
NPC
27
National Planning Corporation
California
$999K +$194K +2,160 +26%
Wells Fargo
28
Wells Fargo
California
$914K -$15.3K -171 -2%
BPC
29
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$867K +$203K +2,260 +33%
NES
30
New England Securities
New York
$802K +$632K +7,054 +520%
DAS
31
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$641K +$603K +6,723 New
SG Americas Securities
32
SG Americas Securities
New York
$619K +$581K +6,485 New
GJIC
33
Gamble Jones Investment Counsel
California
$572K
Citadel Advisors
34
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$493K +$464K +5,172 New
HighTower Advisors
35
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$439K +$412K +4,600 New
PTC
36
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$430K
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
37
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$325K -$86.6K -966 -22%
Bank of New York Mellon
38
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$324K
CIBC World Market
39
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$315K +$13K +145 +5%
First Manhattan
40
First Manhattan
New York
$286K
CFMC
41
Curbstone Financial Management Corp
New Hampshire
$275K -$2.24K -25 -0.9%
SC
42
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$232K -$768K -8,573 -78%
DBIA
43
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$209K +$197K +2,195 New
MCM
44
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$170K
PNC Financial Services Group
45
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$152K -$60.8K -678 -30%
Deutsche Bank
46
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$141K -$65.4K -730 -33%
Bank of Montreal
47
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$137K -$172K -1,919 -57%
MFS
48
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$134K -$44.4K -495 -26%
AIG
49
American International Group
New York
$114K -$50.7K -566 -32%
AP
50
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$81.5K -$170K -1,898 -69%

BBH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

59 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $123M — down 19% from $151M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in BBH was balanced in Q2 2014: 8 funds opened new positions, 8 closed out, 17 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS, adding an estimated $3.75M. The largest seller was Niemann Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.4M sold.

  • 59 institutional investors held VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) as of Q2 2014, unchanged from Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $123M of VanEck Biotech ETF stock for Q2 2014, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new VanEck Biotech ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was UBS, an estimated $3.75M added.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Niemann Capital Management, an estimated $14.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.