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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
TIM
651
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$82K
JIR
652
James Investment Research
Ohio
$81K
NSIM
653
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$81K
ST
654
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$81K
SIA
655
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$81K +$13.6K +100 +20%
ETI
656
Enterprise Trust & Investment
California
$80K
BWM
657
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$76K
BBHC
658
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$75K -$2.04K -15 -3%
RFWA
659
RPg Family Wealth Advisory
Massachusetts
$74.2K
MWC
660
MBM Wealth Consultants
Missouri
$74K
BDS
661
Banco de Sabadell
Florida
$74K +$74.6K +550 New
AWM
662
Aberdeen Wealth Management
Illinois
$73K +$72.9K +537 New
SBL
663
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$72K -$10.2K -75 -12%
BFO
664
Biltmore Family Office
North Carolina
$71K
TCOV
665
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$71K
RFA
666
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$70K
FRA
667
Front Row Advisors
California
$69K
HFA
668
Hoover Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$66K +$20.8K +153 +46%
HIIFS
669
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$65K
RE
670
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$64.3K +$50.2K +370 +352%
BWA
671
Burt Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$64K
CA
672
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
$62K
LGWM
673
Litman Gregory Wealth Management
California
$61K
BFC
674
Bedel Financial Consulting
Indiana
$60K -$40.7K -300 -40%
RWA
675
Ropes Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$56K +$50.1K +369 +769%

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.