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BlackRock Health Sciences Trust

42 hedge funds and large institutions have $36.8M invested in BlackRock Health Sciences Trust in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

500% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 1

200% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 7

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29.9M → $36.8M (+$6.99M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3742 (+5)

0.99% more ownership

Funds ownership: 8.32%9.31% (+0.99%)

Holders
42
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+13.51%
% of All Funds
0.96%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
21
Reduced
7
Closed
1
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$7.75M -$309K -7,623 -4%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.21M +$40.9K +1,009 +0.8%
Invesco
3
Invesco
Georgia
$4.31M +$390K +9,615 +10%
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.16M +$301K +7,416 +11%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$1.89M +$269K +6,640 +18%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.79M +$48.3K +1,192 +3%
FAAS
7
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.35M -$16.6K -409 -1%
HighTower Advisors
8
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.26M +$51.5K +1,271 +4%
MML Investors Services
9
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.09M +$1.04M +25,700 New
RJA
10
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$972K +$366K +9,033 +65%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
11
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$829K +$277K +6,837 +54%
BTS
12
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$827K +$125K +3,083 +19%
RG
13
Rikoon Group
New Mexico
$692K +$51.3K +1,266 +8%
CIBC World Market
14
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$607K +$578K +14,264 New
AG
15
Advisor Group
Arizona
$598K +$85K +2,097 +18%
Janney Montgomery Scott
16
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$580K -$43.7K -1,079 -7%
CAN
17
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$559K +$199K +4,918 +60%
AWA
18
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$543K +$48.9K +1,207 +10%
Ameriprise
19
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$420K -$34K -838 -8%
RJFSA
20
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$412K +$23.2K +572 +6%
LTFS
21
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$339K +$150K +3,701 +87%
LPL Financial
22
LPL Financial
California
$295K +$281K +6,942 New
JCM
23
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$230K +$2.88K +71 +1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
24
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$223K +$770 +19 +0.4%
FI
25
FormulaFolio Investments
Michigan
$209K +$199K +4,909 New

BME Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

42 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $36.8M — up 23% from $29.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new BME positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was MML Investors Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.04M. The largest seller was Centaurus Financial, cutting an estimated $356K.

  • 42 institutional investors held BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) as of Q3 2018, up from 37 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $36.8M of BlackRock Health Sciences Trust stock for Q3 2018, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new BlackRock Health Sciences Trust positions in Q3 2018 and 1 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Health Sciences Trust buyer in Q3 2018 was MML Investors Services, an estimated $1.04M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Health Sciences Trust seller in Q3 2018 was Centaurus Financial, an estimated $356K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.