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iShares Biotechnology ETF

845 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.67B invested in iShares Biotechnology ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 293 increasing their positions, 270 reducing their positions, and 80 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 293 | Existing positions reduced: 270

3% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 80

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 856845 (-11)

8.67% less ownership

Funds ownership: 85.34%76.67% (-8.7%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.9B → $7.67B (-$1.23B)

47% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 158 (-7)

60% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $329M | Put options by funds: $825M

Holders
845
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-1.29%
% of All Funds
14.84%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-46.67%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
82
Increased
293
Reduced
270
Closed
80
Calls
$329M
Puts
$825M
Net Calls
-$496M
Net Calls Change
+$188M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MMEA
26
Main Management ETF Advisors
California
$22.7M +$4.46M +28,050 +23%
RJFSA
27
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$22.1M +$1M +6,310 +4%
Canada Life
28
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$21.7M -$860K -5,417 -4%
Squarepoint
29
Squarepoint
New York
$21.2M +$22.4M +140,804 New
CAG
30
Crestwood Advisors Group
Massachusetts
$20.8M -$14M -88,117 -39%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
31
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$19.1M -$203K -1,278 -1%
Stifel Financial
32
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$17.5M -$17.5M -110,321 -49%
WJWM
33
Williams Jones Wealth Management
New York
$15.8M +$227K +1,430 +1%
E
34
Ergoteles
New York
$15.6M +$6.06M +38,145 +58%
PSUF
35
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$14.5M -$118K -740 -0.8%
Janney Montgomery Scott
36
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$14.4M +$274K +1,722 +2%
GKWIM
37
Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management
California
$14.1M +$1.17M +7,388 +9%
Truist Financial
38
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$13.4M +$31.3K +197 +0.2%
IHL
39
Investment House LLC
California
$12.6M -$108K -680 -0.8%
DY
40
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$12.1M -$248K -1,563 -2%
CAN
41
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$11.9M +$411K +2,586 +3%
Rockefeller Capital Management
42
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$11.9M +$540K +3,397 +4%
FPCM
43
Financial Partners Capital Management
New York
$11.3M -$42.9K -270 -0.4%
KWMG
44
King Wealth Management Group
Florida
$11.2M +$50.8K +320 +0.4%
PGFC
45
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$10.9M -$203K -1,277 -2%
CM
46
Churchill Management
California
$10.8M -$181M -1,137,326 -94%
QIM
47
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$10.8M +$5.86M +36,890 +106%
Susquehanna International Group
48
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$10.7M +$6.72M +42,298 +147%
FMI
49
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$10.7M
BB
50
Bell Bank
North Dakota
$10.7M +$11.3M +70,920 New

IBB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

845 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $7.67B — down 14% from $8.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 82 funds opened new IBB positions and 80 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 293 added to existing stakes and 270 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $242M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $463M.

  • 845 institutional investors held iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) as of Q1 2021, down from 856 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $7.67B of iShares Biotechnology ETF stock for Q1 2021, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 82 funds opened new iShares Biotechnology ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 80 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares Biotechnology ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $242M added.
  • The largest iShares Biotechnology ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $463M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.