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VanEck Biotech ETF

84 hedge funds and large institutions have $67.4M invested in VanEck Biotech ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $777K | Put options by funds: $689K

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8484 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 14

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 22

2.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 20.24%17.86% (-2.4%)

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $87.5M → $67.4M (-$20.1M)

Holders
84
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.87%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
14
Increased
20
Reduced
22
Closed
14
Calls
$777K
Puts
$689K
Net Calls
+$88K
Net Calls Change
-$1.37M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7.04M -$574K -4,752 -7%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.64M -$209K -1,728 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.26M -$3.65M -30,181 -39%
MCM
4
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$4.54M -$424K -3,508 -8%
VF
5
Virtu Financial
New York
$3.72M +$712K +5,892 +21%
SFS
6
Strategic Financial Services
New York
$2.93M -$36.6K -303 -1%
Citadel Advisors
7
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.39M +$2.15M +17,806 +480%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.1M +$686K +5,678 +43%
MJRIC
9
Mogy Joel R Investment Counsel
California
$2.07M +$162K +1,340 +8%
RJA
10
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.85M -$49.5K -410 -2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
11
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.71M -$306K -2,534 -14%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$1.7M +$1.27M +10,525 +219%
BRM
13
Boston Research & Management
Massachusetts
$1.69M +$489K +4,045 +36%
Jane Street
14
Jane Street
New York
$1.59M +$426K +3,525 +33%
HighTower Advisors
15
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.42M -$311K -2,575 -17%
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$1.4M +$96.2K +796 +7%
TRCT
17
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.34M +$922K +7,629 +171%
Rockefeller Capital Management
18
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$1.26M +$1.37M +11,340 New
AFG
19
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$1.13M -$33.7K -279 -3%
CCA
20
Conservest Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.1M +$121 +1 +0%
AL
21
Aspiriant LLC
California
$1.04M -$90.5K -749 -7%
Stifel Financial
22
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$836K -$18.1K -150 -2%
ACM
23
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$820K -$289K -2,394 -24%
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$742K -$98.3K -814 -11%
Janney Montgomery Scott
25
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$686K +$24.2K +200 +3%

BBH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

84 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $67.4M — down 23% from $87.5M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in BBH was balanced in Q4 2018: 14 funds opened new positions, 14 closed out, 20 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $2.15M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $4.25M.

  • 84 institutional investors held VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) as of Q4 2018, unchanged from Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $67.4M of VanEck Biotech ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new VanEck Biotech ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $2.15M added.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $4.25M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.