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VanEck Biotech ETF

78 hedge funds and large institutions have $85.6M invested in VanEck Biotech ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.51M | Put options by funds: $4.32M

117% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 6

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7178 (+7)

6.7% less ownership

Funds ownership: 22.25%15.56% (-6.7%)

28% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $120M → $85.6M (-$33.9M)

39% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 33

Holders
78
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+9.86%
% of All Funds
2.08%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
13
Increased
20
Reduced
33
Closed
6
Calls
$9.51M
Puts
$4.32M
Net Calls
+$5.19M
Net Calls Change
+$2.73M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$10.4M -$3.14M -29,438 -22%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8.36M -$2.36M -22,142 -21%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.14M -$13M -121,856 -64%
MCM
4
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$4.56M +$321K +3,013 +7%
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.21M +$231K +2,165 +6%
BPC
6
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$3.64M
VF
7
Virtu Financial
New York
$3.38M +$638K +5,982 +22%
AL
8
Aspiriant LLC
California
$3.31M -$97K -910 -4%
SFS
9
Strategic Financial Services
New York
$3.12M -$41.9K -393 -1%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$2.62M -$3.61M -33,847 -58%
TH
11
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$2.39M +$1.92M +17,986 +332%
Commonwealth Equity Services
12
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.34M -$19.7K -185 -0.8%
Creative Planning
13
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.21M -$20.1K -188 -0.9%
BRM
14
Boston Research & Management
Massachusetts
$2.2M +$127K +1,190 +6%
Millennium Management
15
Millennium Management
New York
$1.89M +$757K +7,102 +62%
ECM
16
Endurant Capital Management
California
$1.67M +$1.74M +16,300 New
Truist Financial
17
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$1.47M -$3.08M -28,906 -67%
AFG
18
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$1.28M -$20.7K -194 -2%
Citadel Advisors
19
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.2M -$2.48M -23,273 -67%
HighTower Advisors
20
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.09M +$1.14M +10,671 New
JP Morgan Chase
21
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$892K -$2.12M -19,855 -70%
LTFS
22
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$834K +$159K +1,495 +22%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$756K -$324K -3,037 -29%
WJA
24
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$748K -$6.4K -60 -0.8%
IA
25
IFP Advisors
Florida
$748K +$423K +3,971 +119%

BBH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

78 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $85.6M — down 28% from $120M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new BBH positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Timber Hill, adding an estimated $1.92M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $13M.

  • 78 institutional investors held VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) as of Q2 2016, up from 71 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $85.6M of VanEck Biotech ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new VanEck Biotech ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Timber Hill, an estimated $1.92M added.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.