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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
HF
51
HRT Financial
New York
$10.6M +$3.52M +22,172 +46%
MAM
52
Madison Asset Management
Wisconsin
$10.5M -$7.33M -46,118 -40%
BWFA
53
Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors
Maryland
$10.5M +$149K +936 +1%
Citadel Advisors
54
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$10.3M +$1.65M +10,377 +18%
MML Investors Services
55
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$10.2M -$4.08M -25,678 -28%
MIG
56
McGuire Investment Group
Rhode Island
$9.7M +$4.5M +28,346 +79%
VAS
57
Valicenti Advisory Services
New York
$9.69M -$79.3K -499 -0.8%
Brown Advisory
58
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$9.47M +$201K +1,267 +2%
HighTower Advisors
59
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$9.42M -$537K -3,379 -5%
MM
60
Main Management
California
$9.42M +$53.4K +336 +0.5%
BlackRock
61
BlackRock
New York
$9.27M -$4.89M -30,768 -33%
TFA
62
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$9.02M +$55.4K +349 +0.6%
SPIA
63
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$8.78M -$1.3M -8,214 -12%
FNFDCM
64
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management
District of Columbia
$8.76M +$274K +1,726 +3%
JMFC
65
J.M. Forbes & Co
Massachusetts
$8.66M +$188K +1,183 +2%
FFWA
66
FRG Family Wealth Advisors
Washington
$8.63M +$366K +2,305 +4%
ACI
67
Alpha Cubed Investments
California
$8.5M +$1.04M +6,522 +13%
AI
68
Atom Investors
Texas
$8.49M +$8.96M +56,413 New
NAM
69
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$8.45M -$96.1K -605 -1%
AWM
70
Avondale Wealth Management
Texas
$8.4M +$508K +3,200 +6%
AP
71
Appleton Partners
Massachusetts
$8.28M +$645K +4,059 +8%
NRS
72
Neville Rodie & Shaw
New York
$8.23M -$241K -1,517 -3%
TRCT
73
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$8.14M +$8.59M +54,059 New
Creative Planning
74
Creative Planning
Kansas
$8.11M +$20K +126 +0.2%
KIA
75
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$7.76M -$73.7K -464 -0.9%

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.