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VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF
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90 hedge funds and large institutions have $88.6M invested in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 25.17% → 26.38% (+1.2%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 90 (-10)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $108M → $88.6M (-$19.3M)

41% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 22

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 30

Holders
90
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
1.52%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
13
Increased
17
Reduced
30
Closed
22
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$5.3M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$3.01M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.21M
4
HT
HAP Trading
New York
+$1.18M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$571K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$2.11M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$2.08M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.64M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$1.52M
5
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
-$954K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FP
76
Financial Perspectives
Minnesota
$4.29K – – –
MCC
77
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
$4K – – –
VanEck Associates
78
VanEck Associates
New York
$4K – – –
TWA
79
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$4K +$3.85K +75 New
AA
80
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$3K -$14.1K -275 -84%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
81
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$2K -$2.57K -50 -59%
CCM
82
Covington Capital Management
California
$2K – – –
PTC
83
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$2K +$2.16K +42 New
Fidelity Investments
84
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1K +$668 +13 +217%
Bank of Montreal
85
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$5 +$4.62K +90 +600%
OC
86
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
– -$954K -16,421 Closed
ED
87
Exane Derivatives
France
– -$349K -6,000 Closed
AWA
88
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
– -$309K -5,326 Closed
MML Investors Services
89
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
– -$282K -4,858 Closed
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
90
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
– -$266K -4,572 Closed
KWM
91
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
– -$232K -3,997 Closed
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
92
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
– -$228K -3,930 Closed
AWS
93
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
– -$225K -3,869 Closed
MGIA
94
Moneta Group Investment Advisors
Missouri
– -$216K -3,718 Closed
RK
95
Rather & Kittrell
Tennessee
– -$208K -3,584 Closed
Truist Financial
96
Truist Financial
North Carolina
– -$202K -3,477 Closed
FCH
97
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
– -$201K -3,455 Closed
Optiver Holding
98
Optiver Holding
Netherlands
– -$69K -1,195 Closed
PA
99
Parallel Advisors
California
– -$34K -563 Closed
PWM
100
Provident Wealth Management
Tennessee
– -$13K -220 Closed
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ESPO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

90 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $88.6M — down 18% from $108M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of ESPO and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $5.3M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $2.11M.

  • 90 institutional investors held VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) as of Q2 2022, down from 100 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $88.6M of VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF stock for Q2 2022, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 22 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $5.3M added.
  • The largest VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF seller in Q2 2022 was UBS Group, an estimated $2.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.