BlackRock Health Sciences Trust
BME
36 hedge funds and large institutions have $51M invested in BlackRock Health Sciences Trust in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
400% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 1
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 10
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 32 → 36 (+4)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $49.9M → $51M (+$1.07M)
0.21% more ownership
Funds ownership: 23.76% → 23.97% (+0.21%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
+$706K |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$357K |
| 3 |
AG
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
|
+$335K |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$226K |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$200K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$544K |
| 2 |
AWA
Arete Wealth Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$284K |
| 3 |
SWP
Stratos Wealth Partners
Beachwood,
Ohio
|
-$238K |
| 4 |
IA
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
|
-$181K |
| 5 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$140K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RFA
26
Reilly Financial Advisors
La Mesa,
California
| $26K | – | – | – |
|
27
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| $23K | – | – | – |
|
|
LWCFA
28
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $22K | +$21.7K | +600 | New |
|
|
GWM
29
Geneos Wealth Management
Englewood,
Colorado
| $19K | -$10.8K | -300 | -36% |
|
30
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| $18K | +$17.4K | +481 | New |
|
|
SWP
31
Stratos Wealth Partners
Beachwood,
Ohio
| $15K | -$238K | -6,575 | -94% |
|
|
CPIG
32
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
| $15K | – | – | – |
|
|
JGIA
33
Jackson Grant Investment Advisers
Stamford,
Connecticut
| $15K | +$253 | +7 | +2% |
|
34
Citigroup
New York
| $14K | +$145 | +4 | +1% |
|
35
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Atlanta,
Georgia
| $4K | +$3.61K | +100 | New |
|
|
ASN
36
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
| $2K | -$10.3K | -284 | -86% |
|
|
FA
37
Financial Advantage
Columbia,
Maryland
| – | -$27K | -749 | Closed |
|
BME Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
36 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $51M — up 2.1% from $49.9M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new BME positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, adding an estimated $706K. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $544K.
- 36 institutional investors held BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) as of Q4 2017, up from 32 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $51M of BlackRock Health Sciences Trust stock for Q4 2017, up 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new BlackRock Health Sciences Trust positions in Q4 2017 and 1 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest BlackRock Health Sciences Trust buyer in Q4 2017 was Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, an estimated $706K added.
- The largest BlackRock Health Sciences Trust seller in Q4 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $544K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.