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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
KWMG
51
King Wealth Management Group
Florida
$12.1M +$89.4K +531 +0.7%
FPCM
52
Financial Partners Capital Management
New York
$11.9M -$121K -720 -1%
DY
53
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$11.8M -$694K -4,124 -5%
FMI
54
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$11.5M
JG
55
Jefferies Group
New York
$11.5M -$6.78M -40,300 -36%
BWFA
56
Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors
Maryland
$11.4M -$65K -386 -0.5%
ACI
57
Alpha Cubed Investments
California
$11.2M +$444K +2,636 +4%
PGFC
58
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$11.2M -$328K -1,951 -3%
Brown Advisory
59
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$11.1M +$534K +3,176 +5%
RBC
60
Rye Brook Capital
Connecticut
$10.9M +$606K +3,600 +6%
MIG
61
McGuire Investment Group
Rhode Island
$10.7M +$52K +309 +0.5%
HighTower Advisors
62
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$10.7M +$206K +1,224 +2%
MM
63
Main Management
California
$10.2M +$101K +603 +1%
VAS
64
Valicenti Advisory Services
New York
$10.2M -$128K -760 -1%
FNFDCM
65
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management
District of Columbia
$10.1M +$319K +1,898 +3%
Twin Tree Management
66
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$10.1M -$43.3M -257,142 -80%
TFA
67
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$9.97M +$36K +214 +0.3%
CM
68
Churchill Management
California
$9.94M -$675K -4,012 -6%
AP
69
Appleton Partners
Massachusetts
$9.91M +$264K +1,566 +3%
BlackRock
70
BlackRock
New York
$9.79M
MAM
71
Madison Asset Management
Wisconsin
$9.52M -$869K -5,161 -8%
EAM
72
Erste Asset Management
Austria
$9.46M
JMFC
73
J.M. Forbes & Co
Massachusetts
$9.42M +$142K +841 +1%
KAS
74
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$9.42M +$1.13M +6,726 +13%
FFWA
75
FRG Family Wealth Advisors
Washington
$9.13M -$323K -1,917 -3%

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.