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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
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$162M +$17.2M +129,532 +12%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$22.2M -$25.9K -195 -0.1%
CS
3
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$20.5M -$52.5M -395,338 -72%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$17.5M +$518K +3,899 +3%
Citigroup
5
Citigroup
New York
$8.5M +$1.67M +12,540 +25%
UCFA
6
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$8.19M +$2.08M +15,654 +35%
Envestnet Asset Management
7
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$7.72M +$2.05M +15,400 +37%
MCM
8
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$6.54M -$223K -1,675 -3%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$6.37M -$1.46M -10,991 -19%
LFM
10
Lumina Fund Management
New York
$4.56M
ECML
11
Eagle Capital Management (Louisiana)
Louisiana
$4.16M -$6.91K -52 -0.2%
BPC
12
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$4.04M -$53.2K -400 -1%
AHS
13
Aspiriant Holdings S3
California
$3.46M -$89.6K -674 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.32M +$902K +6,784 +38%
LTFS
15
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3.31M -$234K -1,760 -7%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$3.22M -$32.3K -243 -1%
Creative Planning
17
Creative Planning
Kansas
$3.11M +$518K +3,894 +20%
GP
18
GLG Partners
United Kingdom
$2.9M
SFS
19
Strategic Financial Services
New York
$2.9M -$55.2K -415 -2%
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.57M -$1.33M -10,008 -34%
KCM
21
Karp Capital Management
California
$2.54M +$367K +2,765 +17%
WJA
22
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$2.21M +$36.5K +275 +2%
Ameriprise
23
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.18M -$611K -4,596 -22%
BRM
24
Boston Research & Management
Massachusetts
$2.07M -$55.8K -420 -3%
EDRH
25
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$1.82M +$1.8M +13,526 New

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.