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VanEck Biotech ETF

68 hedge funds and large institutions have $217M invested in VanEck Biotech ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 8

56% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.07M | Put options by funds: $2.62M

47% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 15

42% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $153M → $217M (+$63.6M)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5968 (+9)

6.77% more ownership

Funds ownership: 28.89%35.66% (+6.8%)

Holders
68
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+15.25%
% of All Funds
1.81%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
18
Increased
22
Reduced
15
Closed
8
Calls
$4.07M
Puts
$2.62M
Net Calls
+$1.45M
Net Calls Change
-$2.44M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$74.5M +$37.8M +335,202 +108%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$21.9M +$21.3M +189,392 New
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$20M +$11.5M +102,243 +144%
CS
4
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$12M -$20.3M -180,404 -63%
MCM
5
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$5.98M +$942K +8,361 +19%
Citigroup
6
Citigroup
New York
$5.83M -$40.3K -358 -0.7%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$5.13M +$2.12M +18,840 +73%
BPC
8
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$4.22M +$1.81M +16,070 +78%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$4.16M +$592K +5,256 +17%
LFM
10
Lumina Fund Management
New York
$4.14M
UCFA
11
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$4.02M +$3.31M +29,358 +533%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.83M +$1.51M +13,400 +68%
ECML
13
Eagle Capital Management (Louisiana)
Louisiana
$3.71M +$38.4K +341 +1%
Envestnet Asset Management
14
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3.44M +$3.36M +29,789 New
LTFS
15
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3.22M +$406K +3,600 +15%
AHS
16
Aspiriant Holdings S3
California
$3.09M -$107K -950 -3%
SFS
17
Strategic Financial Services
New York
$2.54M -$35.5K -315 -1%
GP
18
GLG Partners
United Kingdom
$2.48M
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$2.42M +$268K +2,382 +13%
AP
20
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$2.39M +$2.28M +20,217 +4,348%
Ameriprise
21
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.04M +$360K +3,195 +22%
Creative Planning
22
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.03M -$23.8K -211 -1%
BRM
23
Boston Research & Management
Massachusetts
$1.83M -$28.2K -250 -2%
AFG
24
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$1.7M -$1.31M -11,582 -44%
CM
25
Churchill Management
California
$1.69M -$814K -7,227 -33%

BBH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

68 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $217M — up 42% from $153M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new BBH positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $37.8M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $20.3M.

  • 68 institutional investors held VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) as of Q4 2014, up from 59 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $217M of VanEck Biotech ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new VanEck Biotech ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $37.8M added.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $20.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.