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VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF

58 hedge funds and large institutions have $161M invested in VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 9

4.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.99%63.09% (+4.1%)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5658 (+2)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $165M → $161M (-$3.96M)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 20

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
58
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+3.57%
% of All Funds
1.29%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
12
Increased
14
Reduced
20
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$65.7M +$10.2M +450,027 +18%
SIS
2
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$18.1M +$1.31M +58,063 +8%
QI
3
QS Investors
New York
$10.3M -$8.21M -363,660 -44%
FTUS
4
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$9.94M -$3.87M -171,319 -28%
Envestnet Asset Management
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$9.52M +$1.06M +47,167 +12%
Jane Street
6
Jane Street
New York
$5.29M +$5.34M +236,539 New
GC
7
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$4.24M +$30.2K +1,338 +0.7%
GI
8
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$4.03M -$122K -5,407 -3%
1832 Asset Management
9
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$3.47M
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$3.23M -$163K -7,206 -5%
Citadel Advisors
11
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.07M -$28.8K -1,275 -0.9%
CIM
12
Cambria Investment Management
California
$2.35M -$142K -6,277 -6%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.15M +$76.2K +3,378 +4%
HH
14
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$2.05M -$1.25M -55,598 -38%
TPA
15
Trivium Point Advisory
Connecticut
$1.86M +$1.87M +82,954 New
MWM
16
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$1.51M +$407K +18,020 +37%
LTFS
17
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.37M +$311K +13,793 +29%
PI
18
PFS Investments
Georgia
$1.17M -$486K -21,529 -29%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.16M -$324K -14,365 -22%
PAS
20
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$975K +$20.4K +904 +2%
APW
21
Acima Private Wealth
Virginia
$916K +$923K +40,920 New
SWRP
22
Summit Wealth & Retirement Planning
California
$874K +$881K +39,054 New
GWM
23
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$870K -$101K -4,483 -10%
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$801K -$21.7K -961 -3%
AG
25
Advisor Group
Arizona
$704K +$86.8K +3,848 +14%

HYEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

58 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (HYEM) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $161M — down 2.4% from $165M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new HYEM positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $10.2M. The largest seller was WBI Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.47M sold.

  • 58 institutional investors held VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (HYEM) as of Q4 2018, up from 56 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $161M of VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 9 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $10.2M added.
  • The largest VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF seller in Q4 2018 was WBI Investments, an estimated $8.47M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.