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Barron's 400 ETF
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18 hedge funds and large institutions have $63.9M invested in Barron's 400 ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

900% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 1

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 2

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $55.7M → $63.9M (+$8.2M)

7.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 95.87% → 103.63% (+7.8%)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 17 → 18 (+1)

Holders
18
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+5.88%
% of All Funds
0.52%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
10
Reduced
1
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$2.57M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$940K
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$820K
4
SB
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
+$756K
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$571K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
-$376K
2
HFS
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
-$264K
3
RIL
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
-$203K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
U
1
UBS
Switzerland
$41.9M +$2.57M +340,072 +7%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$10.8M +$314K +41,536 +3%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.44M +$516K +68,292 +28%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$1.44M +$76K +10,052 +6%
Susquehanna International Group
5
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.2M +$820K +108,444 +247%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.04M +$940K +124,276 +1,441%
LTFS
7
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.03M -$376K -49,716 -27%
TYCC
8
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$859K – – –
SB
9
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$785K +$756K +99,940 New
CIBC Private Wealth Group
10
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$757K – – –
Jane Street
11
Jane Street
New York
$593K +$571K +75,488 New
CWM
12
Concert Wealth Management
California
$395K +$71.1K +9,400 +23%
Janney Montgomery Scott
13
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$257K – – –
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$241K +$118K +15,600 +103%
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
$67K +$46.6K +6,160 +255%
US Bancorp
16
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$67K +$64.2K +8,488 New
Creative Planning
17
Creative Planning
Kansas
$41K +$27.2K +3,600 +225%
RIA
18
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$9K – – –
HFS
19
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
– -$264K -34,784 Closed
RIL
20
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
– -$203K -26,700 Closed

BFOR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

18 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barron's 400 ETF (BFOR) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $63.9M — up 15% from $55.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new BFOR positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 10 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS, adding an estimated $2.57M. The largest seller was Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, cutting an estimated $376K.

  • 18 institutional investors held Barron's 400 ETF (BFOR) as of Q2 2014, up from 17 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $63.9M of Barron's 400 ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Barron's 400 ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Barron's 400 ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was UBS, an estimated $2.57M added.
  • The largest Barron's 400 ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, an estimated $376K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.