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VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF
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100 hedge funds and large institutions have $108M invested in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2.84% less ownership

Funds ownership: 28.01% → 25.17% (-2.8%)

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 116 → 100 (-16)

37% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $171M → $108M (-$63.2M)

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 36

54% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 28

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $383K

Holders
100
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-13.79%
% of All Funds
1.58%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
13
Increased
18
Reduced
36
Closed
28
Calls
–
Puts
$383K
Net Calls
-$383K
Net Calls Change
-$609K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$1.18M
2
MMEA
Main Management ETF Advisors
California
+$1.03M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$588K
4
ED
Exane Derivatives
France
+$362K
5
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
+$276K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$14M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$5.99M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$4.23M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.05M
5
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$2.38M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CAL
51
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$163K – – –
MM
52
Main Management
California
$141K -$63.3K -1,049 -30%
National Bank of Canada
53
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$133K +$15.1K +250 +12%
BCV
54
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Switzerland
$94K – – –
IA
55
IFP Advisors
Florida
$77K +$26.3K +436 +22%
PNC Financial Services Group
56
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$76K +$18.8K +312 +31%
Optiver Holding
57
Optiver Holding
Netherlands
$69K -$268K -4,442 -79%
TWM
58
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$56K – – –
MAWCM
59
Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management
California
$53K – – –
JPLA
60
Joseph P. Lucia & Associates
New York
$46K +$48.3K +800 New
SC
61
Stephens Consulting
Michigan
$40.7K – – –
SIC
62
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$38K – – –
ZIG
63
Zullo Investment Group
Pennsylvania
$38K +$39.4K +652 +16,300%
S
64
SignatureFD
Georgia
$35K +$36.2K +600 New
PA
65
Parallel Advisors
California
$34K -$165K -2,738 -83%
EDRH
66
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$32K +$3.62K +60 +12%
TWC
67
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$29.4K -$13K -215 -30%
APA
68
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$28.2K +$27.2K +450 +1,286%
BBPWM
69
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$25K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
70
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$23K -$2.05K -34 -8%
FPB
71
First PREMIER Bank
South Dakota
$23K – – –
AA
72
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$19K -$302 -5 -2%
GWSG
73
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$17K – – –
GRP
74
Global Retirement Partners
California
$15K +$18.1K +300 New
HWM
75
HighMark Wealth Management
Minnesota
$14K – – –
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ESPO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

100 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $108M — down 37% from $171M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of ESPO and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 36 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.18M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $14M.

  • 100 institutional investors held VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) as of Q1 2022, down from 116 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $108M of VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF stock for Q1 2022, down 37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 28 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $1.18M added.
  • The largest VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF seller in Q1 2022 was Ameriprise, an estimated $14M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.