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VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF

38 hedge funds and large institutions have $278M invested in VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 6

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 12

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3538 (+3)

2.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.86%71.92% (-2.9%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $325M → $278M (-$46.6M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
38
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+8.57%
% of All Funds
1.01%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
10
Increased
14
Reduced
12
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Ameriprise
1
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$78M +$7.37M +301,399 +9%
Envestnet Asset Management
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$67.1M -$7.25M -296,511 -9%
CNB
3
City National Bank
California
$45.1M -$14.5M -592,746 -23%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$20.9M -$1M -40,943 -4%
AC
5
AFAM Capital
Texas
$18.1M +$54.8K +2,241 +0.3%
LTFS
6
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$12.5M -$1.5M -61,353 -10%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$10.4M +$4.34M +177,389 +65%
FIM
8
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$7.27M +$820K +33,512 +12%
WCM
9
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
$3.77M -$546K -22,315 -12%
GC
10
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.62M +$138K +5,648 +5%
GI
11
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$1.72M +$380K +15,552 +26%
Susquehanna International Group
12
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.44M +$634K +25,931 +71%
BCM
13
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$1.21M +$1.29M +52,605 New
HIM
14
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.01M +$426K +17,400 +65%
FAAS
15
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.01M +$644K +26,336 +148%
RTS
16
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$691K
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$643K +$678K +27,715 +10,115%
Morgan Stanley
18
Morgan Stanley
New York
$555K +$173K +7,074 +41%
PAG
19
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$533K -$261K -10,674 -32%
VKH
20
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$508K -$2.22M -90,676 -80%
PI
21
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$451K -$386K -15,784 -45%
CG
22
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$346K -$486K -19,865 -57%
PNAA
23
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$301K +$92.1K +3,765 +41%
Jane Street
24
Jane Street
New York
$300K +$320K +13,067 New
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$293K +$312K +12,759 New

HYEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

38 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (HYEM) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $278M — down 14% from $325M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new HYEM positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $7.37M. The largest seller was City National Bank, cutting an estimated $14.5M.

  • 38 institutional investors held VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (HYEM) as of Q4 2014, up from 35 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $278M of VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Ameriprise, an estimated $7.37M added.
  • The largest VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF seller in Q4 2014 was City National Bank, an estimated $14.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.