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VanEck Biotech ETF

83 hedge funds and large institutions have $67.8M invested in VanEck Biotech ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 8

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8283 (+1)

0.58% less ownership

Funds ownership: 16.92%16.34% (-0.58%)

9% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.27M | Put options by funds: $1.4M

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $75.4M → $67.8M (-$7.53M)

57% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 30

Holders
83
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.22%
% of All Funds
1.9%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
13
Reduced
30
Closed
8
Calls
$1.27M
Puts
$1.4M
Net Calls
-$132K
Net Calls Change
-$1.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8.96M +$177K +1,502 +2%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.32M -$1.89M -16,001 -21%
Royal Bank of Canada
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.22M +$246K +2,088 +4%
MCM
4
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$5.72M -$11.8K -100 -0.2%
SFS
5
Strategic Financial Services
New York
$3.23M -$12.4K -105 -0.4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
6
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.18M +$628K +5,331 +42%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.06M -$9.66K -82 -0.5%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.95M -$176K -1,490 -8%
MJRIC
9
Mogy Joel R Investment Counsel
California
$1.93M +$111K +940 +6%
HighTower Advisors
10
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.67M -$34.1K -289 -2%
BRM
11
Boston Research & Management
Massachusetts
$1.43M -$315K -2,670 -18%
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$1.34M +$33.5K +284 +3%
ACM
13
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$1.3M -$73.8K -626 -5%
AFG
14
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$1.29M -$35.8K -304 -3%
AL
15
Aspiriant LLC
California
$1.27M -$91.1K -773 -7%
CCA
16
Conservest Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.2M +$1.18M +10,012 New
TRCT
17
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$926K -$123K -1,040 -12%
RJFSA
18
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$919K +$143K +1,217 +19%
Stifel Financial
19
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$914K -$819K -6,946 -48%
PA
20
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$893K -$13.6K -115 -2%
ClearBridge Investments
21
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$840K
PSF
22
Pacific Sun Financial
California
$823K +$80.1K +680 +12%
Ameriprise
23
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$818K -$44.5K -378 -5%
ACA
24
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
$771K
IA
25
IFP Advisors
Florida
$745K +$90.7K +770 +14%

BBH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

83 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $67.8M — down 10% from $75.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new BBH positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 13 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Conservest Capital Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.18M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $2.58M.

  • 83 institutional investors held VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) as of Q2 2018, up from 82 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $67.8M of VanEck Biotech ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new VanEck Biotech ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Conservest Capital Advisors, an estimated $1.18M added.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $2.58M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.