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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
AIM
101
Axiom Investment Management
New York
$12K – – –
IF
102
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$12K – – –
US Bancorp
103
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$11K +$1.69K +24 +19%
ASN
104
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$11K +$10.5K +150 New
SWM
105
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$9K +$4.08K +58 +81%
Fifth Third Bancorp
106
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$8K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
107
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$7K – – –
HFA
108
Hoover Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$7K – – –
FP
109
Financial Perspectives
Minnesota
$6.32K -$412K -5,867 -99%
FPW
110
Flagship Private Wealth
Massachusetts
$5.49K +$5.48K +78 New
TF
111
TimeScale Financial
Massachusetts
$5K -$33.7K -479 -86%
PA
112
Perennial Advisors
New York
$4K – – –
RIA
113
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$4K – – –
CCM
114
Covington Capital Management
California
$4K +$3.51K +50 New
SB
115
Strategic Blueprint
Georgia
$4K +$3.51K +50 New
GI
116
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$3K – – –
APA
117
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$2.54K -$7.03K -100 -74%
EVM
118
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$2K – – –
PWS
119
Paragon Wealth Strategies
Florida
$2K +$2.11K +30 New
LC
120
Lindbrook Capital
California
$1K – – –
HighTower Advisors
121
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
– -$2.79M -40,874 Closed
PP
122
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
– -$2.55M -37,280 Closed
IWA
123
IBEX Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
– -$1.12M -16,365 Closed
CPC
124
Cookson Peirce & Co
Pennsylvania
– -$427K -6,247 Closed
Ameriprise
125
Ameriprise
Minnesota
– -$267K -4,949 Closed
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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.