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iShares Biotechnology ETF

855 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.1B invested in iShares Biotechnology ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 241 increasing their positions, 293 reducing their positions, and 64 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 64

2% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $456M | Put options by funds: $447M

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 863855 (-8)

3.81% less ownership

Funds ownership: 70.77%66.96% (-3.8%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.66B → $7.1B (-$558M)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 241 | Existing positions reduced: 293

38% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 138 (-5)

Holders
855
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-0.93%
% of All Funds
14.97%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-38.46%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
71
Increased
241
Reduced
293
Closed
64
Calls
$456M
Puts
$447M
Net Calls
+$9.29M
Net Calls Change
+$21.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Citadel Advisors
26
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$27.4M +$8.48M +50,389 +42%
MMEA
27
Main Management ETF Advisors
California
$26.9M +$1.27M +7,560 +5%
Baird Financial Group
28
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$25.4M -$32K -190 -0.1%
Envestnet Asset Management
29
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$23.8M -$991K -5,887 -4%
Canada Life
30
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$23.4M -$33.3K -198 -0.1%
Millennium Management
31
Millennium Management
New York
$21.7M -$65.9M -391,394 -74%
CAG
32
Crestwood Advisors Group
Massachusetts
$21.6M +$85.3K +507 +0.4%
RJFSA
33
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$21.6M -$3.1M -18,412 -12%
Stifel Financial
34
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$20.9M +$1M +5,959 +5%
Balyasny Asset Management
35
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$20.8M +$21.6M +128,340 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
36
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$19.5M -$2.62M -15,553 -11%
AFG
37
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$19.1M +$1.47M +8,748 +8%
Rockefeller Capital Management
38
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$17.3M +$755K +4,484 +4%
WJWM
39
Williams Jones Wealth Management
New York
$17.3M -$26.1K -155 -0.1%
Janney Montgomery Scott
40
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$16.8M -$528K -3,138 -3%
CAN
41
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$15.7M +$1.1M +6,524 +7%
Truist Financial
42
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$15.6M +$420K +2,494 +3%
Susquehanna International Group
43
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$15.6M -$21.3M -126,694 -57%
PSUF
44
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$15M -$315K -1,870 -2%
IHL
45
Investment House LLC
California
$13.7M +$11.8K +70 +0.1%
SG Americas Securities
46
SG Americas Securities
New York
$13.6M +$4.09M +24,295 +41%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
47
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$13.3M +$13.9M +82,491 New
AP
48
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$12.7M +$13.4M +79,821 New
MML Investors Services
49
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$12.2M +$329K +1,953 +3%
BB
50
Bell Bank
North Dakota
$12.2M +$69.2K +411 +0.5%

IBB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

855 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $7.1B — down 7.3% from $7.66B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new IBB positions and 64 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 241 added to existing stakes and 293 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Two Sigma Advisers, opening a new position worth an estimated $67M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $164M.

  • 855 institutional investors held iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) as of Q3 2021, down from 863 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $7.1B of iShares Biotechnology ETF stock for Q3 2021, down 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 71 funds opened new iShares Biotechnology ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 64 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares Biotechnology ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Two Sigma Advisers, an estimated $67M added.
  • The largest iShares Biotechnology ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Citigroup, an estimated $164M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.