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Barron's 400 ETF
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16 hedge funds and large institutions have $49.7M invested in Barron's 400 ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

500% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 1

342% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.2M → $49.7M (+$38.4M)

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 2

50.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.55% → 98.59% (+50%)

33% more funds holding

Funds holding: 12 → 16 (+4)

Holders
16
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.46%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
6
Reduced
1
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$32.3M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.25M
3
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
+$1.15M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$662K
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$511K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.72M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$211K
3
HCM
Horan Capital Management
Maryland
-$57.1K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
U
1
UBS
Switzerland
$33.7M +$32.3M +4,519,444 +564,931%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$8.5M +$2.25M +315,796 +38%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.71M +$662K +92,688 +68%
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.38M +$511K +71,628 +63%
LTFS
5
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.2M +$1.15M +160,600 New
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$1.08M +$280K +39,228 +37%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$469K – – –
TYCC
8
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$467K – – –
CWM
9
Concert Wealth Management
California
$310K +$25K +3,500 +9%
Janney Montgomery Scott
10
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$248K +$237K +33,220 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
11
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$226K +$217K +30,336 New
RIL
12
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$202K +$193K +27,100 New
HCM
13
Horan Capital Management
Maryland
$119K -$57.1K -8,000 -33%
Creative Planning
14
Creative Planning
Kansas
$12K +$11.4K +1,600 New
RIA
15
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$9K – – –
Citigroup
16
Citigroup
New York
$6K +$5.71K +800 New
Jane Street
17
Jane Street
New York
– -$1.72M -253,016 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
18
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$211K -31,012 Closed

BFOR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

16 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barron's 400 ETF (BFOR) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $49.7M — up 342% from $11.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new BFOR positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS, adding an estimated $32.3M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.72M sold.

  • 16 institutional investors held Barron's 400 ETF (BFOR) as of Q4 2013, up from 12 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $49.7M of Barron's 400 ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 342% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Barron's 400 ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 2 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Barron's 400 ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was UBS, an estimated $32.3M added.
  • The largest Barron's 400 ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Jane Street, an estimated $1.72M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.