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iShares Biotechnology ETF

784 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.36B invested in iShares Biotechnology ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 97 funds opening new positions, 265 increasing their positions, 229 reducing their positions, and 75 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 97 | Existing positions closed: 75

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 265 | Existing positions reduced: 229

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 766784 (+18)

3.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.91%80.86% (-3%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.8B → $7.36B (-$443M)

29% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2417 (-7)

33% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $664M | Put options by funds: $986M

Holders
784
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+2.35%
% of All Funds
15.82%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-29.17%
% of All Funds
0.34%
New
97
Increased
265
Reduced
229
Closed
75
Calls
$664M
Puts
$986M
Net Calls
-$321M
Net Calls Change
-$200M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RJA
26
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$26.9M -$1.32M -9,753 -5%
EP
27
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
$25.2M +$24.2M +178,550 +2,465%
Susquehanna International Group
28
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$24.4M -$26.1M -192,042 -52%
Baird Financial Group
29
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$23.5M -$317K -2,340 -1%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
30
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$23.3M -$263K -1,939 -1%
RJFSA
31
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$22.6M +$3.05M +22,476 +16%
Canada Life
32
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$21.3M -$380K -2,803 -2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
33
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$17.4M -$1.18M -8,712 -6%
CC
34
Centiva Capital
New York
$16.9M +$6.79M +50,059 +67%
MMEA
35
Main Management ETF Advisors
California
$16.6M -$448K -3,300 -3%
Mariner
36
Mariner
Kansas
$16.5M +$961K +7,086 +6%
MML Investors Services
37
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$16.4M +$1.25M +9,240 +8%
Stifel Financial
38
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$15.5M -$959K -7,068 -6%
HF
39
HRT Financial
New York
$15.5M +$10.1M +74,306 +184%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
40
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$15.1M +$5.82M +42,869 +63%
AFG
41
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$13.7M +$76.1K +561 +0.6%
WJWM
42
Williams Jones Wealth Management
New York
$13.7M +$78K +575 +0.6%
ECM
43
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$13.7M +$9.64M +71,047 +239%
PSUF
44
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$13.3M +$165K +1,213 +1%
DF
45
Donoghue Forlines
Massachusetts
$13.2M -$666K -4,912 -5%
Janney Montgomery Scott
46
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$12.7M +$206K +1,521 +2%
BlackRock
47
BlackRock
New York
$12.5M -$260K -1,915 -2%
IHL
48
Investment House LLC
California
$11.5M -$5.43K -40 -0%
Wellington Management Group
49
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$11.3M +$8.24M +60,768 +268%
DY
50
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$11.2M -$51.4K -379 -0.5%

IBB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

784 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $7.36B — down 5.7% from $7.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 97 funds opened new IBB positions and 75 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 265 added to existing stakes and 229 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $247M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $394M.

  • 784 institutional investors held iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) as of Q3 2020, up from 766 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $7.36B of iShares Biotechnology ETF stock for Q3 2020, down 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 97 funds opened new iShares Biotechnology ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 75 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest iShares Biotechnology ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $247M added.
  • The largest iShares Biotechnology ETF seller in Q3 2020 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $394M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.