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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
CS
51
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$6.94M +$314K +2,723 +4%
NRS
52
Neville Rodie & Shaw
New York
$6.6M -$59.4K -516 -0.8%
Calamos Advisors
53
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
$6.56M -$89.7K -779 -1%
AWM
54
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$6.31M +$5.27M +45,780 +357%
CAN
55
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$6.25M -$106K -922 -2%
HighTower Advisors
56
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$6.23M -$61.1K -531 -0.9%
NAM
57
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$6.19M -$126K -1,094 -2%
MM
58
Main Management
California
$6.11M -$598K -5,198 -8%
JMFC
59
J.M. Forbes & Co
Massachusetts
$6.04M +$350K +3,036 +6%
BCM
60
Blume Capital Management
California
$6.04M -$294K -2,555 -4%
TFA
61
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$5.98M +$119K +1,031 +2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
62
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$5.88M -$1.68M -14,629 -21%
OC
63
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$5.82M +$6.16M +53,537 +11,271%
Northern Trust
64
Northern Trust
Illinois
$5.79M -$608K -5,278 -9%
FNFDCM
65
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management
District of Columbia
$5.75M -$169K -1,471 -3%
HCMNY
66
Howard Capital Management (New York)
New York
$5.69M -$460K -3,995 -7%
MML Investors Services
67
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$5.57M -$1.05M -9,121 -15%
AP
68
Appleton Partners
Massachusetts
$5.56M -$132K -1,146 -2%
SS
69
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$5.52M +$5.06M +43,941 +602%
PA
70
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$5.5M +$12.9K +112 +0.2%
WIA
71
Wealthstreet Investment Advisors
Texas
$5.39M +$277K +2,403 +5%
BAAM
72
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$5.32M -$6.89M -59,879 -55%
FFWA
73
FRG Family Wealth Advisors
Washington
$5.31M -$46.6K -405 -0.8%
AWM
74
Avondale Wealth Management
Texas
$5.27M +$605K +5,252 +12%
PGFC
75
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$5.2M -$126K -1,095 -2%

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.