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VanEck Biotech ETF

84 hedge funds and large institutions have $87.5M invested in VanEck Biotech ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

335% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.9M | Put options by funds: $436K

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $67.8M → $87.5M (+$19.6M)

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 8

3.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 16.34%20.24% (+3.9%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8384 (+1)

46% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 24

Holders
84
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.2%
% of All Funds
1.92%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
10
Increased
13
Reduced
24
Closed
8
Calls
$1.9M
Puts
$436K
Net Calls
+$1.46M
Net Calls Change
+$1.59M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.6M +$3.36M +25,855 +50%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$9.29M -$830K -6,379 -9%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$8.39M +$87.8K +675 +1%
MCM
4
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$6.05M -$412K -3,165 -7%
Susquehanna International Group
5
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$5.19M +$4.5M +34,613 +997%
VF
6
Virtu Financial
New York
$3.76M +$3.59M +27,597 New
SFS
7
Strategic Financial Services
New York
$3.64M -$20.2K -155 -0.6%
Commonwealth Equity Services
8
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.44M -$26.1K -201 -1%
MJRIC
9
Mogy Joel R Investment Counsel
California
$2.36M +$165K +1,270 +8%
RJA
10
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.33M -$1.17K -9 -0.1%
HighTower Advisors
11
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.1M +$198K +1,526 +11%
Bank of America
12
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.8M -$393K -3,022 -19%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$1.61M +$79.1K +608 +5%
BRM
14
Boston Research & Management
Massachusetts
$1.52M -$98.2K -755 -6%
Jane Street
15
Jane Street
New York
$1.47M +$1.18M +9,042 +506%
AFG
16
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$1.42M -$42.4K -326 -3%
AL
17
Aspiriant LLC
California
$1.38M -$56.6K -435 -4%
CCA
18
Conservest Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.35M -$15.1K -116 -1%
ACM
19
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$1.33M -$138K -1,058 -10%
RJFSA
20
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.21M +$157K +1,205 +16%
Stifel Financial
21
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.05M +$13K +100 +1%
Ameriprise
22
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.02M +$91.7K +705 +10%
PAG
23
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$902K +$863K +6,633 New
PA
24
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$853K -$153K -1,180 -16%
GJIC
25
Gamble Jones Investment Counsel
California
$816K

BBH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

84 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $87.5M — up 29% from $67.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new BBH positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cornerstone Wealth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.99M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $830K.

  • 84 institutional investors held VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) as of Q3 2018, up from 83 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $87.5M of VanEck Biotech ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new VanEck Biotech ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $8.99M added.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF seller in Q3 2018 was UBS Group, an estimated $830K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.