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VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF
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129 hedge funds and large institutions have $204M invested in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

65% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $734K | Put options by funds: $444K

41% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 32

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 22

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 121 → 129 (+8)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $192M → $204M (+$11.6M)

0.91% less ownership

Funds ownership: 26.61% → 25.7% (-0.91%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
129
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+6.61%
% of All Funds
2.27%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
30
Increased
45
Reduced
32
Closed
22
Calls
$734K
Puts
$444K
Net Calls
+$290K
Net Calls Change
+$286K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$13.6M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$7.91M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$5.97M
4
MMEA
Main Management ETF Advisors
California
+$4.94M
5
MIH
Meitav Investment House
Israel
+$3.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$4.4M
2
FEG
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
-$4.31M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$3.96M
4
SPC
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
-$3.4M
5
Belvedere Trading
Belvedere Trading
Illinois
-$1.73M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SC
26
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$1.56M +$131K +1,797 +9%
CAN
27
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$1.47M -$18.6K -255 -1%
CAL
28
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$1.42M +$1.52M +20,806 New
DS
29
DRW Securities
Illinois
$1.34M -$199K -2,731 -12%
LFA
30
Lighthouse Financial Advisors
Maryland
$1.31M +$380K +5,216 +38%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
31
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.3M +$1.39M +19,062 New
JP Morgan Chase
32
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.26M -$339K -4,653 -20%
FTUS
33
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.16M +$756K +10,375 +158%
IWA
34
IBEX Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$1.12M +$145K +1,986 +14%
RIL
35
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$1.08M +$27K +370 +2%
TWM
36
TriaGen Wealth Management
California
$1.07M +$329K +4,523 +41%
MML Investors Services
37
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.07M -$73.4K -1,007 -6%
KAS
38
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$999K -$309K -4,236 -22%
Vontobel Holding
39
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$980K +$160K +2,200 +18%
ACM
40
Arlington Capital Management
Illinois
$963K -$1.7M -23,352 -62%
OC
41
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$889K -$18.5K -254 -2%
PAG
42
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$842K -$10.5K -144 -1%
MM
43
Main Management
California
$838K -$33.9K -466 -4%
Brown Advisory
44
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$786K – – –
CAM
45
Columbia Asset Management
Michigan
$689K +$66.3K +910 +10%
Janney Montgomery Scott
46
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$688K +$10.9K +150 +2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
47
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$556K +$48.7K +669 +9%
GPA
48
Garrison Point Advisors
California
$547K +$219 +3 +0%
PG
49
Patten Group
Tennessee
$495K – – –
LWM
50
Laidlaw Wealth Management
New York
$485K +$208K +2,854 +67%
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ESPO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

129 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $204M — up 6% from $192M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new ESPO positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $13.6M. The largest seller was Bank of Montreal, cutting an estimated $4.4M.

  • 129 institutional investors held VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) as of Q1 2021, up from 121 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $204M of VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 22 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $13.6M added.
  • The largest VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $4.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.