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iShares Biotechnology ETF

863 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.66B invested in iShares Biotechnology ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 97 funds opening new positions, 280 increasing their positions, 257 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 813 (+5)

39% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 97 | Existing positions closed: 70

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 845863 (+18)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 280 | Existing positions reduced: 257

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.67B → $7.66B (-$7.57M)

2% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $498M | Put options by funds: $510M

5.9% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.67%70.77% (-5.9%)

Holders
863
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+2.13%
% of All Funds
15.02%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+62.5%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
97
Increased
280
Reduced
257
Closed
70
Calls
$498M
Puts
$510M
Net Calls
-$12.3M
Net Calls Change
+$483M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FNT
251
First Nebraska Trust
Nebraska
$1.92M +$110K +713 +6%
IAN
252
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$1.9M +$279K +1,813 +18%
GIA
253
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$1.88M +$23.6K +153 +1%
TFF
254
The Family Firm
Maryland
$1.88M +$72.7K +472 +4%
QT
255
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$1.87M -$854K -5,547 -33%
NFG
256
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1.86M -$108K -704 -6%
FBA
257
Front Barnett Associates
Illinois
$1.85M +$1.74M +11,327 New
VWA
258
VERITY Wealth Advisors
United States
$1.85M
BOPW
259
Brandywine Oak Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$1.8M +$105K +682 +7%
MLL
260
Moody Lynn & Lieberson
Massachusetts
$1.77M
BFC
261
Blue Fin Capital
Rhode Island
$1.77M +$17.3K +112 +1%
TCA
262
Transcend Capital Advisors
New Jersey
$1.76M +$478K +3,103 +40%
PIMG
263
Patriot Investment Management Group
Tennessee
$1.75M +$10.3K +67 +0.6%
PVH
264
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$1.74M -$63.9K -415 -4%
AWM
265
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$1.73M +$5.85K +38 +0.4%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
266
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$1.73M -$95.8K -622 -6%
22CM
267
20/20 Capital Management
California
$1.72M +$137K +891 +9%
BCWM
268
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
$1.71M +$36.7K +238 +2%
BC
269
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$1.71M +$36.7K +238 +2%
SFA
270
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$1.71M +$147K +954 +10%
VCM
271
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$1.7M +$485K +3,150 +44%
EH
272
Equitable Holdings
New York
$1.7M -$114K -738 -7%
KAM
273
Knightsbridge Asset Management
California
$1.69M
AIM
274
Acropolis Investment Management
Missouri
$1.69M -$36.5K -237 -2%
First Trust Advisors
275
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.67M -$641K -4,164 -29%

IBB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

863 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $7.66B — down 0.1% from $7.67B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 97 funds opened new IBB positions and 70 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 280 added to existing stakes and 257 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ergoteles, adding an estimated $77.5M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $415M.

  • 863 institutional investors held iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) as of Q2 2021, up from 845 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $7.66B of iShares Biotechnology ETF stock for Q2 2021, down 0.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 97 funds opened new iShares Biotechnology ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 70 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest iShares Biotechnology ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was Ergoteles, an estimated $77.5M added.
  • The largest iShares Biotechnology ETF seller in Q2 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $415M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.