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VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF
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124 hedge funds and large institutions have $211M invested in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 35

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $204M → $211M (+$6.85M)

0.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 25.7% → 25.7% (+0.01%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 129 → 124 (-5)

11% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $479K | Put options by funds: $537K

19% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 21

Holders
124
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-3.88%
% of All Funds
2.16%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
38
Reduced
35
Closed
21
Calls
$479K
Puts
$537K
Net Calls
-$58K
Net Calls Change
-$348K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
+$3.33M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.85M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$1.5M
4
JIP
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
+$1.48M
5
BCM
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
+$1.38M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$3.22M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$2.88M
3
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$2.79M
4
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$2.55M
5
MAG
MRA Advisory Group
New Jersey
-$2.49M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JPLA
76
Joseph P. Lucia & Associates
New York
$184K -$23.5K -335 -12%
T2I
77
Turim 21 Investimentos
Brazil
$174K – – –
Simplex Trading
78
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$168K +$2.6K +37 +2%
Barclays
79
Barclays
United Kingdom
$119K +$90.1K +1,282 +360%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
80
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$97K +$93.6K +1,332 New
PA
81
Parallel Advisors
California
$90K – – –
LDFR
82
Lehman & Derafelo Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
$80K – – –
TWM
83
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$69K – – –
MAWCM
84
Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management
California
$65K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
85
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$54K +$45.3K +644 +644%
PNC Financial Services Group
86
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$53K +$12.3K +175 +32%
PMFA
87
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$33K – – –
BBPWM
88
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$30K – – –
FPB
89
First PREMIER Bank
South Dakota
$29K – – –
Citigroup
90
Citigroup
New York
$22K – – –
GRP
91
Global Retirement Partners
California
$22K – – –
AA
92
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$22K +$984 +14 +5%
AAP
93
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$22K +$21.1K +300 New
Bank of Montreal
94
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$21K +$984 +14 +5%
HIIFS
95
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$18K – – –
IA
96
IFP Advisors
Florida
$18K – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
97
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$17K +$1.05K +15 +7%
HWM
98
HighMark Wealth Management
Minnesota
$17K +$5.41K +77 +51%
PWM
99
Provident Wealth Management
Tennessee
$16K – – –
PP
100
Pacifica Partners
Canada
$14K +$7.03K +100 +100%
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4
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ESPO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

124 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $211M — up 3.4% from $204M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of ESPO and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 38 added.

The largest buyer was Psagot Value Holdings, adding an estimated $3.33M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $3.22M.

  • 124 institutional investors held VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) as of Q2 2021, down from 129 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $211M of VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF stock for Q2 2021, up 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 21 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was Psagot Value Holdings, an estimated $3.33M added.
  • The largest VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF seller in Q2 2021 was UBS Group, an estimated $3.22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.