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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
CS
1
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$26.3M -$4.78M -53,329 -16%
U
2
UBS
Switzerland
$16M +$3.75M +41,853 +33%
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$14.4M -$2.34M -26,127 -15%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.28M -$1.48M -16,557 -23%
Citigroup
5
Citigroup
New York
$4.99M -$4.49M -50,123 -49%
LFM
6
Lumina Fund Management
New York
$4M
MCM
7
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$3.93M -$1.75M -19,482 -32%
AHS
8
Aspiriant Holdings S3
California
$3.86M +$70.8K +790 +2%
Susquehanna International Group
9
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.37M -$2.71M -30,213 -46%
ECML
10
Eagle Capital Management (Louisiana)
Louisiana
$3.11M +$98.6K +1,100 +3%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$2.76M -$13.9K -155 -0.5%
CM
12
Churchill Management
California
$2.72M -$805K -8,986 -24%
LTFS
13
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.4M +$973K +10,854 +76%
AFG
14
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$2.33M +$79.7K +889 +4%
SFS
15
Strategic Financial Services
New York
$2.15M +$2.24K +25 +0.1%
GP
16
GLG Partners
United Kingdom
$1.85M +$830K +9,262 +92%
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.81M +$216K +2,410 +15%
Creative Planning
18
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.71M +$8.96K +100 +0.6%
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.53M -$351K -3,915 -20%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.48M +$154K +1,720 +12%
VKH
21
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.42M -$1.75M -19,527 -57%
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.39M +$448K +4,994 +52%
BRM
23
Boston Research & Management
Massachusetts
$1.3M +$519K +5,790 +74%
Verition Fund Management
24
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$1.19M -$312K -3,483 -22%
WJA
25
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$1.08M -$2.14M -23,850 -68%

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.