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Barron's 400 ETF

23 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.1M invested in Barron's 400 ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 0 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.77%67.35% (-4.4%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $33.6M → $31.1M (-$2.54M)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2523 (-2)

56% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 9

100% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 0 | Existing positions closed: 1

Holders
23
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-8%
% of All Funds
0.53%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
4
Reduced
9
Closed
1
Calls
$229K
Puts
Net Calls
+$229K
Net Calls Change
+$21K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.76M +$1.17M +109,220 +14%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$5.39M -$2.11M -197,120 -28%
JP Morgan Chase
3
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$3.62M +$252K +23,572 +8%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.69M -$15K -1,400 -0.6%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$1.61M +$36K +3,364 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.4M -$1.63K -152 -0.1%
TYCC
7
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.19M
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$956K +$37.8K +3,532 +4%
Jane Street
9
Jane Street
New York
$862K -$1.31M -122,264 -61%
HighTower Advisors
10
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$838K -$67.7K -6,332 -8%
SMFS
11
Squar Milner Financial Services
California
$762K -$171 -16 -0%
SFS
12
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$588K
Susquehanna International Group
13
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$525K -$1.15M -107,656 -69%
AWA
14
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$247K
LTFS
15
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$233K
SG Americas Securities
16
SG Americas Securities
New York
$160K -$143K -13,368 -48%
AG
17
Advisor Group
Arizona
$120K -$1.93K -180 -2%
Citigroup
18
Citigroup
New York
$69K
FDCDDQ
19
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$26K
UBS AM
20
UBS AM
Illinois
$14.1K
1IA
21
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$10K
Fifth Third Bancorp
22
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$9K
TSS
23
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$563K -54,116 Closed

BFOR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

23 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barron's 400 ETF (BFOR) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $31.1M — down 7.6% from $33.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 1 fund closed out of BFOR and 0 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 4 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $1.17M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $2.11M.

  • 23 institutional investors held Barron's 400 ETF (BFOR) as of Q2 2018, down from 25 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $31.1M of Barron's 400 ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 0 funds opened new Barron's 400 ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 1 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Barron's 400 ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.17M added.
  • The largest Barron's 400 ETF seller in Q2 2018 was UBS Group, an estimated $2.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.