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Barron's 400 ETF

25 hedge funds and large institutions have $56.8M invested in Barron's 400 ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

400% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 1

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2125 (+4)

1.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 132.66%133.78% (+1.1%)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $55M → $56.8M (+$1.87M)

55% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 11

Holders
25
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+19.05%
% of All Funds
0.67%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
5
Increased
5
Reduced
11
Closed
1
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$38.6M -$256K -31,992 -0.7%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.74M -$2.86M -357,664 -30%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.83M -$191K -23,916 -10%
WA
4
WFG Advisors
Texas
$1.5M -$126K -15,796 -8%
Jane Street
5
Jane Street
New York
$1.33M +$764K +95,628 +139%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.13M -$397K -49,708 -26%
TYCC
7
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$885K
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$736K +$694K +86,804 +2,123%
HighTower Advisors
9
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$674K +$15.8K +1,980 +2%
VKH
10
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$596K +$95.7K +11,980 +19%
SG Americas Securities
11
SG Americas Securities
New York
$578K +$571K +71,480 New
CWM
12
Concert Wealth Management
California
$424K
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$421K -$88.4K -11,068 -17%
Citadel Advisors
14
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$346K +$342K +42,768 New
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$283K +$1.25K +156 +0.4%
JMPWA
16
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$254K -$607 -76 -0.2%
SI
17
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$200K +$199K +24,932 New
MFS
18
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$107K -$2.11K -264 -2%
AG
19
Advisor Group
Arizona
$73K -$186K -23,340 -72%
Citigroup
20
Citigroup
New York
$70K -$10.6K -1,332 -13%
LTFS
21
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$41K
TRCT
22
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$21K +$20.4K +2,556 New
Creative Planning
23
Creative Planning
Kansas
$13K -$28.8K -3,600 -69%
Fifth Third Bancorp
24
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$6K +$6.39K +800 New
TSS
25
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$204K -26,852 Closed

BFOR Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

25 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barron's 400 ETF (BFOR) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $56.8M — up 3.4% from $55M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new BFOR positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $764K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $2.86M.

  • 25 institutional investors held Barron's 400 ETF (BFOR) as of Q3 2016, up from 21 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $56.8M of Barron's 400 ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Barron's 400 ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 1 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Barron's 400 ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $764K added.
  • The largest Barron's 400 ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.86M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.