BlackRock Health Sciences Trust
BME
28 hedge funds and large institutions have $56.2M invested in BlackRock Health Sciences Trust in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 1
50% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 6
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 26 → 28 (+2)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $55M → $56.2M (+$1.17M)
0.44% more ownership
Funds ownership: 18.54% → 18.98% (+0.44%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$1.32M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$433K |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$216K |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$158K |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$54.7K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$487K |
| 2 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$199K |
| 3 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$54K |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$19.1K |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$11.7K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TRCT
26
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $3K | -$10.9K | -300 | -77% |
|
|
WEC
27
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $2.98K | – | – | – |
|
|
WAM
28
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| $2K | +$2.32K | +64 | New |
|
|
29
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$54K | -1,470 | Closed |
|
BME Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
28 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $56.2M — up 2.1% from $55M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new BME positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.32M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $487K.
- 28 institutional investors held BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) as of Q2 2014, up from 26 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $56.2M of BlackRock Health Sciences Trust stock for Q2 2014, up 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new BlackRock Health Sciences Trust positions in Q2 2014 and 1 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest BlackRock Health Sciences Trust buyer in Q2 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.32M added.
- The largest BlackRock Health Sciences Trust seller in Q2 2014 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $487K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.