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VanEck Biotech ETF

79 hedge funds and large institutions have $249M invested in VanEck Biotech ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

223% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.94M | Put options by funds: $1.53M

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $222M → $249M (+$26.6M)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 23

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8379 (-4)

18.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 52.71%34.65% (-18%)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
79
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-4.82%
% of All Funds
1.97%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
21
Reduced
23
Closed
9
Calls
$4.94M
Puts
$1.53M
Net Calls
+$3.41M
Net Calls Change
-$1.44M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AllianceBernstein
1
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$138M -$447K -3,435 -0.3%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$24.4M +$14.1M +108,075 +146%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$11.6M -$121K -931 -1%
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$8.05M -$70.7K -543 -0.9%
MCM
5
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$6.45M +$20.6K +158 +0.3%
ECM
6
Endurant Capital Management
California
$5.2M -$938K -7,200 -16%
SFS
7
Strategic Financial Services
New York
$3.65M +$26K +200 +0.7%
BRM
8
Boston Research & Management
Massachusetts
$2.95M +$10.4K +80 +0.4%
Susquehanna International Group
9
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.79M +$2.31M +17,722 +571%
RJA
10
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.52M +$1.62M +12,455 +196%
SB
11
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$2.46M +$31.9K +245 +1%
Creative Planning
12
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.42M -$3.78K -29 -0.2%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.26M +$99.6K +765 +5%
AL
14
Aspiriant LLC
California
$2.13M -$469K -3,605 -18%
Stifel Financial
15
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.05M +$15.6K +120 +0.8%
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$1.87M -$312K -2,395 -15%
HighTower Advisors
17
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.83M +$94.3K +724 +6%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
18
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.82M -$1.04M -8,011 -37%
PAG
19
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.8M +$20.8K +160 +1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
20
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.79M +$15.9K +122 +0.9%
ACM
21
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$1.76M -$83.2K -639 -5%
AFG
22
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$1.6M -$44.7K -343 -3%
CCA
23
Conservest Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.37M +$1.33M +10,191 New
Goldman Sachs
24
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.3M -$616K -4,733 -33%
Ameriprise
25
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.06M -$124K -951 -11%

BBH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

79 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $249M — up 12% from $222M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of BBH and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 23 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $14.1M. The largest seller was Nomura Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.76M sold.

  • 79 institutional investors held VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) as of Q3 2017, down from 83 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $249M of VanEck Biotech ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new VanEck Biotech ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $14.1M added.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Nomura Asset Management, an estimated $1.76M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.