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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
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
76
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$13K – – –
PWM
77
Provident Wealth Management
Tennessee
$13K – – –
HIIFS
78
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$12K – – –
CIAS
79
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$9K – – –
SFG
80
Steward Financial Group
Texas
$9K – – –
PA
81
PSI Advisors
Florida
$9K +$1.21K +20 +15%
Fifth Third Bancorp
82
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$6K – – –
FFWM
83
Future Financial Wealth Management
Ohio
$6K – – –
FP
84
Financial Perspectives
Minnesota
$5.23K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
85
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$5K – – –
MCC
86
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
$5K – – –
VanEck Associates
87
VanEck Associates
New York
$5K – – –
CCM
88
Covington Capital Management
California
$3K – – –
Citigroup
89
Citigroup
New York
$3K +$2.72K +45 New
BBHC
90
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$2K – – –
Bank of Montreal
91
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1K -$8.15K -135 -90%
LC
92
Lindbrook Capital
California
$1K – – –
US Bancorp
93
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1K – – –
CA
94
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
$1K +$1.27K +21 New
PP
95
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
– -$2.38M -35,920 Closed
ZIG
96
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
– -$2.01M -30,060 Closed
TWM
97
TriaGen Wealth Management
California
– -$1.21M -18,258 Closed
GKWIM
98
Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management
California
– -$985K -14,872 Closed
HG
99
Herbst Group
Connecticut
– -$622K -9,393 Closed
CAG
100
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
– -$472K -6,578 Closed
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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.