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Barron's 400 ETF

21 hedge funds and large institutions have $64M invested in Barron's 400 ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 5

1.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 119.66%118.65% (-1%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2221 (-1)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $69.2M → $64M (-$5.11M)

56% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 9

Holders
21
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-4.55%
% of All Funds
0.56%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
5
Increased
4
Reduced
9
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$44.5M +$43.5M +5,642,112 New
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$10.9M -$669K -86,700 -6%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.28M -$413K -53,532 -16%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$1.13M -$312K -40,484 -22%
TYCC
5
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$862K
LTFS
6
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$847K +$59.8K +7,744 +8%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$826K +$229K +29,660 +39%
Susquehanna International Group
8
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$683K -$1.85M -239,268 -73%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$446K -$30.1K -3,900 -6%
CWM
10
Concert Wealth Management
California
$384K -$17.8K -2,300 -5%
Jane Street
11
Jane Street
New York
$295K -$4.49M -581,516 -94%
Commonwealth Equity Services
12
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$252K +$247K +31,960 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
13
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$228K -$309 -40 -0.1%
RIL
14
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$201K -$9.26K -1,200 -4%
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
$107K +$33.6K +4,352 +47%
Creative Planning
16
Creative Planning
Kansas
$85K +$43.2K +5,600 +108%
US Bancorp
17
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$67K
AIG
18
American International Group
New York
$25.2K
TRCT
19
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$9K +$9.26K +1,200 New
SSG
20
Summit Securities Group
New York
$1K +$772 +100 New
VKH
21
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$928K -122,784 Closed
SB
22
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
-$755K -99,940 Closed
MHS
23
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
-$106K -13,964 Closed
PAG
24
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$9K -1,200 Closed
RIA
25
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
-$9K -1,200 Closed

BFOR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

21 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barron's 400 ETF (BFOR) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $64M — down 7.4% from $69.2M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in BFOR was balanced in Q4 2014: 5 funds opened new positions, 5 closed out, 4 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Commonwealth Equity Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $247K. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $4.49M.

  • 21 institutional investors held Barron's 400 ETF (BFOR) as of Q4 2014, down from 22 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $64M of Barron's 400 ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Barron's 400 ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Barron's 400 ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Commonwealth Equity Services, an estimated $247K added.
  • The largest Barron's 400 ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Jane Street, an estimated $4.49M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.