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VanEck Biotech ETF

79 hedge funds and large institutions have $161M invested in VanEck Biotech ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

425% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.2M | Put options by funds: $1.18M

88% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $85.6M → $161M (+$75.5M)

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 5

10.85% more ownership

Funds ownership: 15.56%26.4% (+11%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7879 (+1)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 25

Holders
79
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.28%
% of All Funds
2.11%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
7
Increased
26
Reduced
25
Closed
5
Calls
$6.2M
Puts
$1.18M
Net Calls
+$5.01M
Net Calls Change
-$177K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AllianceBernstein
1
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$68.9M +$68.1M +597,816 New
Goldman Sachs
2
Goldman Sachs
New York
$11.7M +$10.1K +89 +0.1%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$9.24M -$168K -1,472 -2%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$8.57M +$519K +4,553 +7%
MCM
5
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$5.4M +$261K +2,290 +5%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.56M -$184K -1,612 -4%
BPC
7
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$3.86M -$228K -2,000 -6%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
8
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$3.33M +$2.92M +25,639 +779%
TH
9
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$3.15M +$452K +3,964 +17%
SFS
10
Strategic Financial Services
New York
$3.13M +$13.1K +115 +0.4%
SG Americas Securities
11
SG Americas Securities
New York
$3M +$2.5M +21,977 +544%
AL
12
Aspiriant LLC
California
$2.71M -$116K -1,016 -4%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$2.68M -$149K -1,307 -5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.62M -$17.2K -151 -0.7%
BRM
15
Boston Research & Management
Massachusetts
$2.47M +$570 +5 +0%
Creative Planning
16
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.08M -$399K -3,500 -16%
AFG
17
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$1.53M +$88.7K +778 +6%
Jane Street
18
Jane Street
New York
$1.5M +$900K +7,901 +153%
Millennium Management
19
Millennium Management
New York
$1.29M -$834K -7,317 -40%
HighTower Advisors
20
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.26M +$26.2K +230 +2%
Nomura Asset Management
21
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$1.07M +$1.06M +9,274 New
JP Morgan Chase
22
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.03M +$22.9K +201 +2%
WJA
23
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$844K +$1.71K +15 +0.2%
Truist Financial
24
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$734K -$914K -8,022 -56%
Citadel Advisors
25
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$725K -$612K -5,371 -46%

BBH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

79 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $161M — up 88% from $85.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new BBH positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, opening a new position worth an estimated $68.1M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.38M sold.

  • 79 institutional investors held VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) as of Q3 2016, up from 78 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $161M of VanEck Biotech ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 88% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new VanEck Biotech ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $68.1M added.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $3.38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.