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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
MIH
1
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$10.5M – – –
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10M +$3.01M +58,556 +39%
Jane Street
3
Jane Street
New York
$9.79M +$1.21M +23,479 +13%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.53M -$1.64M -31,983 -17%
KHLMVGHM
5
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
$5.88M – – –
MMEA
6
Main Management ETF Advisors
California
$5.4M +$39.3K +765 +0.7%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$5.39M +$5.3M +103,204 +1,054%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.07M -$2.11M -41,012 -32%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$3.52M -$1.52M -29,598 -29%
KHLMTHM
10
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet
Israel
$2.19M – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.04M -$2.08M -40,479 -49%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$1.84M -$371K -7,227 -16%
RJA
13
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.71M +$20K +389 +1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.7M +$32.2K +628 +2%
Osaic Holdings
15
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$1.6M -$171K -3,324 -9%
Citadel Advisors
16
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.58M +$571K +11,124 +51%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
17
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.26M +$176K +3,418 +15%
HT
18
HAP Trading
New York
$1.1M +$1.18M +23,048 New
Vontobel Holding
19
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$1.07M -$168K -3,268 -13%
JIP
20
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$992K – – –
CS
21
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$991K +$62.5K +1,218 +6%
RIL
22
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$714K -$34.7K -675 -4%
LWM
23
Laidlaw Wealth Management
New York
$614K +$132K +2,571 +25%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
24
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$600K -$103K -2,012 -14%
Brown Advisory
25
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$549K – – –
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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.