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VanEck Biotech ETF

79 hedge funds and large institutions have $161M invested in VanEck Biotech ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

425% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.2M | Put options by funds: $1.18M

88% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $85.6M → $161M (+$75.5M)

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 5

10.85% more ownership

Funds ownership: 15.56%26.4% (+11%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7879 (+1)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 25

Holders
79
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.28%
% of All Funds
2.11%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
7
Increased
26
Reduced
25
Closed
5
Calls
$6.2M
Puts
$1.18M
Net Calls
+$5.01M
Net Calls Change
-$177K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AG
51
Advisor Group
Arizona
$287K +$342 +3 +0.1%
PNC Financial Services Group
52
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$253K +$11.4K +100 +5%
Susquehanna International Group
53
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$245K -$373K -3,274 -61%
EDRS
54
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$201K -$8.55K -75 -4%
FANJ
55
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$161K -$26.2K -230 -14%
SIG
56
Stanford Investment Group
California
$131K +$28.5K +250 +28%
Citigroup
57
Citigroup
New York
$93K +$9.12K +80 +11%
CLOS
58
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$92K
OSNBOA
59
Old Second National Bank of Aurora
Illinois
$92K
HIIFS
60
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$90K
KTC
61
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$60K
NSIM
62
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$50K
TC
63
Trust Company
Kansas
$49K
WEC
64
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$43.2K
Bank of Montreal
65
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$37K
Mariner
66
Mariner
Kansas
$35K +$34.2K +300 New
WA
67
WFG Advisors
Texas
$33K
KPCM
68
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$31K
AF
69
Arrow Financial
New York
$29K
US Bancorp
70
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$20K
NFG
71
Next Financial Group
Texas
$20K +$19.9K +175 New
EDRE
72
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
$15K
Simplex Trading
73
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$14K -$13.7K -120 -48%
AIP
74
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$14K
BC
75
Barnett & Company
Tennessee
$12K

BBH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

79 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $161M — up 88% from $85.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new BBH positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, opening a new position worth an estimated $68.1M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.38M sold.

  • 79 institutional investors held VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) as of Q3 2016, up from 78 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $161M of VanEck Biotech ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 88% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new VanEck Biotech ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $68.1M added.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $3.38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.