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VanEck Biotech ETF

83 hedge funds and large institutions have $222M invested in VanEck Biotech ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

266% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.67M | Put options by funds: $1.82M

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 7

19.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.2%52.71% (+20%)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7983 (+4)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $211M → $222M (+$10.6M)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 30

Holders
83
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+5.06%
% of All Funds
2.07%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
11
Increased
20
Reduced
30
Closed
7
Calls
$6.67M
Puts
$1.82M
Net Calls
+$4.85M
Net Calls Change
+$2.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AllianceBernstein
1
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$130M +$16.4M +136,071 +15%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$11M +$1.31M +10,832 +14%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$9.3M -$174K -1,441 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.61M +$345K +2,863 +5%
MCM
5
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$6.02M -$97.7K -810 -2%
ECM
6
Endurant Capital Management
California
$5.78M +$3.32M +27,549 +149%
SFS
7
Strategic Financial Services
New York
$3.39M -$4.82K -40 -0.1%
BRM
8
Boston Research & Management
Massachusetts
$2.75M
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
9
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.71M -$16.5K -137 -0.6%
AL
10
Aspiriant LLC
California
$2.45M +$2.35M +19,508 New
SB
11
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$2.27M +$104K +863 +5%
Creative Planning
12
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.27M -$10.2K -85 -0.5%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$2.05M -$237K -1,962 -11%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.02M +$179K +1,485 +10%
Stifel Financial
15
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.91M +$9.04K +75 +0.5%
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.81M -$6.94M -57,519 -80%
Nomura Asset Management
17
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$1.76M
ACM
18
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$1.73M -$176K -1,458 -10%
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.66M -$965K -8,003 -38%
PAG
20
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.65M +$1.01M +8,405 +177%
HighTower Advisors
21
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.63M +$125K +1,036 +9%
AFG
22
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$1.54M -$71.5K -593 -5%
ZIM
23
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$1.12M +$134M +1,114,205 New
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.11M -$99.6K -826 -9%
Janney Montgomery Scott
25
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.04M -$45.8K -380 -4%

BBH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

83 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $222M — up 5% from $211M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new BBH positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Zacks Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $134M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $6.94M.

  • 83 institutional investors held VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) as of Q2 2017, up from 79 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $222M of VanEck Biotech ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new VanEck Biotech ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Zacks Investment Management, an estimated $134M added.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $6.94M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.