Barron's 400 ETF
BFOR
17 hedge funds and large institutions have $63.6M invested in Barron's 400 ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
2.41% more ownership
Funds ownership: 118.65% → 121.06% (+2.4%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $64M → $63.6M (-$471K)
19% less funds holding
Funds holding: 21 → 17 (-4)
29% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 7
80% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 5
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $243K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.09M |
| 2 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$605K |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$74.1K |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$21.1K |
| 5 |
RIL
Rothschild Investment LLC
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$14.4K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$3.18M |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$525K |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$395K |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$389K |
| 5 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$252K |
BFOR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
17 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barron's 400 ETF (BFOR) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $63.6M — down 0.74% from $64M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of BFOR and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 7 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $1.09M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $3.18M.
- 17 institutional investors held Barron's 400 ETF (BFOR) as of Q1 2015, down from 21 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $63.6M of Barron's 400 ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 0.74% quarter-over-quarter.
- 1 fund opened new Barron's 400 ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Barron's 400 ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $1.09M added.
- The largest Barron's 400 ETF seller in Q1 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $3.18M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.