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VanEck Biotech ETF

90 hedge funds and large institutions have $167M invested in VanEck Biotech ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

78% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 9

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8390 (+7)

2% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.19M | Put options by funds: $4.28M

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 29

21.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 45.23%24.14% (-21%)

43% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $294M → $167M (-$127M)

Holders
90
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+8.43%
% of All Funds
2.36%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
16
Increased
23
Reduced
29
Closed
9
Calls
$4.19M
Puts
$4.28M
Net Calls
-$87K
Net Calls Change
+$2.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$19M +$5.67M +46,304 +45%
Goldman Sachs
2
Goldman Sachs
New York
$16.7M -$147M -1,202,788 -90%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$15.2M -$1.46M -11,884 -9%
CS
4
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$8.85M -$13.6M -110,617 -61%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$8.36M +$3.92M +32,030 +90%
Citigroup
6
Citigroup
New York
$6.4M +$123 +1 +0%
BPC
7
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$6.19M +$2.35M +19,220 +65%
MCM
8
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$5.64M -$401K -3,275 -7%
VFAM
9
Valley Forge Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$5.45M -$573K -4,675 -10%
Citadel Advisors
10
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$5.08M +$3.87M +31,599 +376%
Truist Financial
11
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$4.57M -$64.3K -525 -1%
JP Morgan Chase
12
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$4.49M +$3.91M +31,943 +931%
LFM
13
Lumina Fund Management
New York
$4.21M
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.76M +$173K +1,415 +5%
LTFS
15
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3.51M +$340K +2,772 +11%
AHS
16
Aspiriant Holdings S3
California
$3.2M -$14.1K -115 -0.5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
17
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.89M -$95.3K -778 -3%
SFS
18
Strategic Financial Services
New York
$2.78M +$38.8K +317 +1%
Creative Planning
19
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.61M -$36.8K -300 -1%
Wells Fargo
20
Wells Fargo
California
$2.39M -$111K -910 -5%
BRM
21
Boston Research & Management
Massachusetts
$2.19M +$162K +1,325 +8%
Ameriprise
22
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.96M +$222K +1,813 +13%
EDRH
23
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$1.93M -$540K -4,405 -22%
MFS
24
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.82M +$1.11M +9,083 +172%
Jane Street
25
Jane Street
New York
$1.75M -$1.49M -12,168 -47%

BBH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

90 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $167M — down 43% from $294M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new BBH positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $5.67M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $147M.

  • 90 institutional investors held VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) as of Q4 2015, up from 83 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $167M of VanEck Biotech ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new VanEck Biotech ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $5.67M added.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $147M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.