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iShares Biotechnology ETF

668 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.09B invested in iShares Biotechnology ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 175 increasing their positions, 253 reducing their positions, and 116 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1114 (+3)

4.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 84.16%79.73% (-4.4%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 710668 (-42)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.41B → $5.09B (-$1.32B)

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 116

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 175 | Existing positions reduced: 253

51% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $359M | Put options by funds: $729M

Holders
668
Holders Change
-42
Holders Change %
-5.92%
% of All Funds
14.72%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+27.27%
% of All Funds
0.31%
New
82
Increased
175
Reduced
253
Closed
116
Calls
$359M
Puts
$729M
Net Calls
-$370M
Net Calls Change
+$154M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
QAM
701
Q3 Asset Management
Michigan
-$545K -4,525 Closed
HTI
702
Hikari Tsushin Inc
Japan
-$528K -4,380 Closed
BCM
703
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
-$430K -3,572 Closed
VCM
704
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
-$428K -3,555 Closed
MCA
705
Morris Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
-$356K -2,955 Closed
AWA
706
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
-$349K -2,899 Closed
CAG
707
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
-$342K -2,836 Closed
SBIA
708
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
-$340K -2,818 Closed
EWA
709
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
-$332K -2,755 Closed
IC
710
InterOcean Capital
Illinois
-$316K -2,625 Closed
AGM
711
Alpine Global Management
New York
-$309K -2,563 Closed
LFAS
712
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
-$305K -2,535 Closed
AI
713
Atria Investments
North Carolina
-$297K -2,467 Closed
KA
714
Kovack Advisors
Florida
-$293K -2,430 Closed
S
715
Surevest
California
-$290K -2,406 Closed
EP
716
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
-$285K -2,364 Closed
ARMC
717
American Research & Management Company
Massachusetts
-$284K -2,360 Closed
KF
718
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
-$282K -2,343 Closed
IAA
719
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
-$277K -2,301 Closed
OR
720
Olympiad Research
Connecticut
-$273K -2,268 Closed
BF
721
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
-$268K -2,225 Closed
CRWM
722
Castle Rock Wealth Management
California
-$260K -2,117 Closed
SMH
723
Sanders Morris Harris
Texas
-$235K -2,100 Closed
WCM
724
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
-$248K -2,060 Closed
MFG
725
Magnus Financial Group
New York
-$246K -2,042 Closed

IBB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

668 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $5.09B — down 21% from $6.41B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 116 funds closed out of IBB and 82 opened new positions — a net loss of 34 holders — while 253 trimmed existing stakes and 175 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $142M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $352M.

  • 668 institutional investors held iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) as of Q1 2020, down from 710 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $5.09B of iShares Biotechnology ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 82 funds opened new iShares Biotechnology ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 116 closed out, a net change of -34 holders.
  • The largest iShares Biotechnology ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $142M added.
  • The largest iShares Biotechnology ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Citigroup, an estimated $352M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.