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VanEck Biotech ETF

90 hedge funds and large institutions have $80.7M invested in VanEck Biotech ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,239% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.36M | Put options by funds: $475K

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 8

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $67.4M → $80.7M (+$13.3M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8490 (+6)

1.77% more ownership

Funds ownership: 17.86%19.62% (+1.8%)

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 30

Holders
90
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+7.14%
% of All Funds
1.95%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
14
Increased
15
Reduced
30
Closed
8
Calls
$6.36M
Puts
$475K
Net Calls
+$5.89M
Net Calls Change
+$5.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.3M -$402K -3,186 -5%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7.25M -$899K -7,113 -11%
TIA
3
Traphagen Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$6.13M +$6.02M +47,692 New
Citadel Advisors
4
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$6.05M +$3.23M +25,547 +119%
MCM
5
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$5.14M -$126K -1,000 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.14M -$1.92M -15,237 -32%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.8M +$1.34M +10,631 +56%
VF
8
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.75M -$1.53M -12,097 -36%
MJRIC
9
Mogy Joel R Investment Counsel
California
$2.72M +$310K +2,454 +13%
SFS
10
Strategic Financial Services
New York
$2M -$1.37M -10,882 -41%
Commonwealth Equity Services
11
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.93M -$49.6K -393 -3%
BRM
12
Boston Research & Management
Massachusetts
$1.93M -$29.1K -230 -2%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$1.78M -$189K -1,493 -10%
HighTower Advisors
14
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.67M +$20.5K +162 +1%
RJA
15
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.67M -$471K -3,729 -22%
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$1.54M -$74.5K -590 -5%
Rockefeller Capital Management
17
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$1.46M
AFG
18
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$1.29M -$18.3K -145 -1%
CCA
19
Conservest Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.27M
AL
20
Aspiriant LLC
California
$1.09M -$117K -929 -10%
Stifel Financial
21
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.08M +$106K +840 +11%
Susquehanna International Group
22
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.01M +$621K +4,915 +168%
ACM
23
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$907K -$44.1K -349 -5%
Simplex Trading
24
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$900K +$885K +7,005 New
Ameriprise
25
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$778K -$82.5K -653 -10%

BBH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

90 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $80.7M — up 20% from $67.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new BBH positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $3.23M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $1.92M.

  • 90 institutional investors held VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) as of Q1 2019, up from 84 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $80.7M of VanEck Biotech ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new VanEck Biotech ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 8 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $3.23M added.
  • The largest VanEck Biotech ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $1.92M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.