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VanEck Biotech ETF

82 hedge funds and large institutions have $75.4M invested in VanEck Biotech ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

654% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.82M | Put options by funds: $241K

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 14

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8282 (0)

9.71% less ownership

Funds ownership: 26.63%16.92% (-9.7%)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 28

58% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $179M → $75.4M (-$104M)

Holders
82
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.88%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
15
Increased
16
Reduced
28
Closed
14
Calls
$1.82M
Puts
$241K
Net Calls
+$1.58M
Net Calls Change
+$1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PAG
26
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$741K +$773K +6,160 New
ACA
27
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
$722K +$753K +6,000 New
GJIC
28
Gamble Jones Investment Counsel
California
$722K
Janney Montgomery Scott
29
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$703K -$65.9K -525 -8%
IA
30
IFP Advisors
Florida
$678K
PSF
31
Pacific Sun Financial
California
$673K +$702K +5,592 New
WJA
32
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$643K -$8.16K -65 -1%
SBH
33
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$570K +$30.1K +240 +5%
SC
34
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$502K +$69.6K +555 +15%
Wells Fargo
35
Wells Fargo
California
$498K -$374K -2,978 -42%
BPC
36
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$452K
IAMOG
37
Investors Asset Management of Georgia
Georgia
$445K
OAM
38
Occidental Asset Management
California
$439K +$9.16K +73 +2%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
39
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$433K -$226K -1,800 -33%
Goldman Sachs
40
Goldman Sachs
New York
$426K +$444K +3,538 New
CAN
41
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$362K -$82.6K -658 -18%
First Manhattan
42
First Manhattan
New York
$361K
AB
43
Atlas Brown
Kentucky
$349K +$20.3K +162 +6%
SB
44
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$342K -$2.09M -16,646 -85%
TCM
45
Tufton Capital Management
Maryland
$318K
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
46
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$317K +$4.27K +34 +1%
LTFS
47
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$256K +$10.8K +86 +4%
B
48
Bailard
California
$236K -$25.1K -200 -9%
PNC Financial Services Group
49
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$234K -$25.6K -204 -9%
FANJ
50
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$226K +$24.3K +194 +11%

BBH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

82 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $75.4M — down 58% from $179M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new BBH positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 16 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Aspiriant LLC, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.43M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, exiting entirely with an estimated $77.8M sold.

  • 82 institutional investors held VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) as of Q1 2018, unchanged from Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $75.4M of VanEck Biotech ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 58% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new VanEck Biotech ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Aspiriant LLC, an estimated $1.43M added.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF seller in Q1 2018 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $77.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.