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VanEck Biotech ETF

79 hedge funds and large institutions have $211M invested in VanEck Biotech ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

255% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.8M | Put options by funds: $1.07M

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $170M → $211M (+$41.1M)

3.62% more ownership

Funds ownership: 29.58%33.2% (+3.6%)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 25

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8679 (-7)

43% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
79
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-8.14%
% of All Funds
1.97%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
23
Reduced
25
Closed
14
Calls
$3.8M
Puts
$1.07M
Net Calls
+$2.73M
Net Calls Change
+$11.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AllianceBernstein
1
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$107M +$28.2M +241,531 +37%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.15M -$1.21M -10,352 -12%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8.99M -$1.16M -9,922 -12%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$8.56M +$1.75M +14,977 +26%
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.87M -$1.71M -14,588 -20%
VF
6
Virtu Financial
New York
$6.06M +$5.95M +50,916 New
MCM
7
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$5.8M +$46.8K +400 +0.8%
MLL
8
Moody Lynn & Lieberson
Massachusetts
$4.65M +$4.57M +39,040 New
TRCT
9
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3.49M +$3.03M +25,887 +749%
SFS
10
Strategic Financial Services
New York
$3.22M +$9.36K +80 +0.3%
BRM
11
Boston Research & Management
Massachusetts
$2.61M +$109K +935 +4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
12
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.58M -$85.3K -729 -3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
13
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.52M +$970K +8,294 +64%
ECM
14
Endurant Capital Management
California
$2.2M -$725K -6,200 -25%
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$2.16M -$524K -4,481 -20%
Creative Planning
16
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.16M +$3.51K +30 +0.2%
SB
17
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$2.05M +$356K +3,045 +21%
BPC
18
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$1.88M -$175K -1,500 -9%
ACM
19
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$1.81M +$1.78M +15,228 New
Stifel Financial
20
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.8M +$39.4K +337 +2%
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.74M -$1.62M -13,848 -49%
Nomura Asset Management
22
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$1.67M +$551K +4,712 +51%
Susquehanna International Group
23
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.55M -$1.14M -9,763 -43%
AFG
24
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$1.53M -$138K -1,182 -8%
HighTower Advisors
25
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.42M -$1.67M -14,313 -55%

BBH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

79 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $211M — up 24% from $170M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of BBH and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 25 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.

The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $28.2M. The largest seller was Colony Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.79M sold.

  • 79 institutional investors held VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) as of Q1 2017, down from 86 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $211M of VanEck Biotech ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new VanEck Biotech ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $28.2M added.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Colony Group, an estimated $4.79M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.