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VanEck Biotech ETF

81 hedge funds and large institutions have $333M invested in VanEck Biotech ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 8

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7881 (+3)

7.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 48.72%41.64% (-7.1%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $378M → $333M (-$44.9M)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 28

56% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.69M | Put options by funds: $8.31M

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
81
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.85%
% of All Funds
2.18%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
11
Increased
23
Reduced
28
Closed
8
Calls
$3.69M
Puts
$8.31M
Net Calls
-$4.61M
Net Calls Change
-$462K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AFG
26
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$1.8M -$23.1K -174 -1%
NPC
27
National Planning Corporation
California
$1.72M +$89.7K +675 +6%
Susquehanna International Group
28
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.57M -$2.46M -18,487 -61%
CM
29
Churchill Management
California
$1.56M -$43.9K -330 -3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
30
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.42M -$167K -1,258 -11%
SG Americas Securities
31
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.11M -$811K -6,100 -43%
Citadel Advisors
32
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.08M -$96.5K -726 -8%
Stifel Financial
33
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.05M +$106K +800 +11%
EDRS
34
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$955K +$942K +7,086 New
NCM
35
Niemann Capital Management
Nevada
$852K -$46.5K -350 -5%
AIG
36
American International Group
New York
$844K -$304K -2,286 -27%
HighTower Advisors
37
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$825K +$106K +800 +15%
GJIC
38
Gamble Jones Investment Counsel
California
$809K
Jane Street
39
Jane Street
New York
$716K -$3.58M -26,934 -84%
HSBC Holdings
40
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$568K +$337K +2,534 +151%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
41
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$564K +$75.8K +570 +16%
IAMOG
42
Investors Asset Management of Georgia
Georgia
$499K
JP Morgan Chase
43
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$442K +$42.9K +323 +11%
FAAS
44
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$435K -$3.32K -25 -0.8%
Bank of New York Mellon
45
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$418K +$79.7K +600 +24%
AB
46
Atlas Brown
Kentucky
$415K +$7.44K +56 +2%
First Manhattan
47
First Manhattan
New York
$404K
ICAS
48
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$380K +$26.6K +200 +8%
SC
49
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$378K +$8.64K +65 +2%
MFS
50
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$353K -$70.2K -528 -17%

BBH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

81 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $333M — down 12% from $378M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new BBH positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $17.2M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $52.5M.

  • 81 institutional investors held VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) as of Q2 2015, up from 78 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $333M of VanEck Biotech ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new VanEck Biotech ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $17.2M added.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $52.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.