BlackRock Health Sciences Trust
BME
32 hedge funds and large institutions have $56.8M invested in BlackRock Health Sciences Trust in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
350% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 2
67% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 6
28% more funds holding
Funds holding: 25 → 32 (+7)
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $51M → $56.8M (+$5.87M)
0.14% less ownership
Funds ownership: 20.2% → 20.06% (-0.14%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CAN
Cetera Advisor Networks
El Segundo,
California
|
+$695K |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$578K |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$231K |
| 4 |
NPC
National Planning Corporation
El Segundo,
California
|
+$230K |
| 5 |
BTS
BB&T Securities
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$192K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$2.71M |
| 2 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$91K |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$75.5K |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$53.8K |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$45K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CFN
26
Cordasco Financial Network
Naples,
Florida
| $38K | +$36.3K | +1,081 | New |
|
|
BBPWM
27
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Blue Bell,
Pennsylvania
| $25K | +$23.5K | +700 | New |
|
|
TRCT
28
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $24K | -$53.8K | -1,601 | -70% |
|
|
ASN
29
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
| $17K | +$16.3K | +485 | New |
|
|
NES
30
New England Securities
New York
| $11K | – | – | – |
|
|
TF
31
Tompkins Financial
Ithaca,
New York
| $4K | -$24.8K | -739 | -86% |
|
|
WEC
32
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $3K | +$2.72K | +81 | New |
|
|
33
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$91K | -2,795 | Closed |
|
|
34
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
| – | -$45K | -1,400 | Closed |
|
BME Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
32 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $56.8M — up 12% from $51M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new BME positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Cetera Advisor Networks, opening a new position worth an estimated $695K. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $2.71M.
- 32 institutional investors held BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) as of Q4 2013, up from 25 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $56.8M of BlackRock Health Sciences Trust stock for Q4 2013, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new BlackRock Health Sciences Trust positions in Q4 2013 and 2 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest BlackRock Health Sciences Trust buyer in Q4 2013 was Cetera Advisor Networks, an estimated $695K added.
- The largest BlackRock Health Sciences Trust seller in Q4 2013 was Bank of America, an estimated $2.71M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.