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Barron's 400 ETF

25 hedge funds and large institutions have $59.5M invested in Barron's 400 ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

600% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 1

80% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 5

32% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1925 (+6)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $56.2M → $59.5M (+$3.3M)

2.24% more ownership

Funds ownership: 113.22%115.46% (+2.2%)

Holders
25
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+31.58%
% of All Funds
0.57%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
7
Increased
9
Reduced
5
Closed
1
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$37.4M -$2.21M -217,032 -6%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.43M +$250K +24,628 +3%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.52M -$2.36K -232 -0.1%
Jane Street
4
Jane Street
New York
$1.58M +$1.55M +152,276 New
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.57M +$1.54M +151,424 New
TYCC
6
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.14M
HighTower Advisors
7
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$887K +$4.55K +448 +0.5%
SMFS
8
Squar Milner Financial Services
California
$743K +$688K +67,684 New
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$659K -$445K -43,824 -41%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$618K +$184K +18,060 +44%
SFS
11
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$569K +$114K +11,200 +27%
Susquehanna International Group
12
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$488K -$939K -92,412 -66%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$419K +$71.3K +7,020 +21%
VF
14
Virtu Financial
New York
$335K +$103K +10,120 +46%
SG Americas Securities
15
SG Americas Securities
New York
$286K -$491K -48,280 -64%
LTFS
16
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$232K +$81 +8 +0%
AWA
17
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$229K +$220K +21,672 New
AG
18
Advisor Group
Arizona
$144K +$58.6K +5,764 +72%
Citigroup
19
Citigroup
New York
$86K +$122 +12 +0.1%
MOS
20
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$44K +$42.8K +4,216 New
FDCDDQ
21
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$24.9K
UBS AM
22
UBS AM
Illinois
$13.5K +$13.2K +1,296 New
1IA
23
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$9K +$8.94K +880 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
24
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$8K
Citadel Advisors
25
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$204K -20,596 Closed

BFOR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

25 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barron's 400 ETF (BFOR) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $59.5M — up 5.9% from $56.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new BFOR positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.55M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $2.21M.

  • 25 institutional investors held Barron's 400 ETF (BFOR) as of Q4 2017, up from 19 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $59.5M of Barron's 400 ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Barron's 400 ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 1 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Barron's 400 ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $1.55M added.
  • The largest Barron's 400 ETF seller in Q4 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $2.21M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.