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Barron's 400 ETF

21 hedge funds and large institutions have $55M invested in Barron's 400 ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6.78% more ownership

Funds ownership: 125.88%132.66% (+6.8%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 6

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $55.8M → $55M (-$792K)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2221 (-1)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 5

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
4
Increased
6
Reduced
6
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$36.5M -$21.3K -2,816 -0.1%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.05M +$108K +14,244 +1%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.91M +$310K +40,884 +19%
WA
4
WFG Advisors
Texas
$1.53M +$235K +31,060 +18%
Susquehanna International Group
5
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.44M -$1.08M -142,512 -43%
TYCC
6
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$831K
HighTower Advisors
7
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$620K +$618K +81,516 New
Jane Street
8
Jane Street
New York
$523K +$276K +36,472 +113%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$481K -$946K -124,848 -66%
VKH
10
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$468K +$467K +61,612 New
CWM
11
Concert Wealth Management
California
$398K
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$264K -$140K -18,408 -35%
AG
13
Advisor Group
Arizona
$246K +$246K +32,468 New
JMPWA
14
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$239K +$9.13K +1,204 +4%
TSS
15
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$204K +$204K +26,852 New
MFS
16
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$103K +$2K +264 +2%
Citigroup
17
Citigroup
New York
$76K
Creative Planning
18
Creative Planning
Kansas
$40K
LTFS
19
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$38K -$10.6K -1,400 -22%
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$31K -$202K -26,652 -87%
AIG
21
American International Group
New York
-$669K -88,292 Closed
Citadel Advisors
22
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$397K -52,484 Closed
Bank of Montreal
23
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$12K -1,600 Closed
Fifth Third Bancorp
24
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
-$10K -1,304 Closed
PNC Financial Services Group
25
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
-$2K -200 Closed

BFOR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

21 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barron's 400 ETF (BFOR) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $55M — down 1.4% from $55.8M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of BFOR and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 6 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.

The largest buyer was HighTower Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $618K. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $1.08M.

  • 21 institutional investors held Barron's 400 ETF (BFOR) as of Q2 2016, down from 22 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $55M of Barron's 400 ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Barron's 400 ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Barron's 400 ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $618K added.
  • The largest Barron's 400 ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.08M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.