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iShares Biotechnology ETF

369 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.23B invested in iShares Biotechnology ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 83 funds opening new positions, 107 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

196% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 28

47% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1725 (+8)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 317369 (+52)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.3B → $5.23B (-$63.4M)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 107 | Existing positions reduced: 114

45% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $448M | Put options by funds: $821M

Holders
369
Holders Change
+52
Holders Change %
+16.4%
% of All Funds
9.84%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+47.06%
% of All Funds
0.67%
New
83
Increased
107
Reduced
114
Closed
28
Calls
$448M
Puts
$821M
Net Calls
-$373M
Net Calls Change
-$239M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
76
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$6.01M +$220K +2,259 +4%
KeyBank National Association
77
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$5.98M -$86.6K -891 -1%
NAM
78
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$5.85M -$160K -1,650 -3%
WAS
79
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$5.85M +$4.74M +48,816 +542%
TFA
80
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$5.64M +$61.2K +630 +1%
JWBC
81
J.W. Burns & Co
New York
$5.55M -$74.9K -771 -1%
ACM
82
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$5.4M +$2.99M +30,735 +135%
PAM
83
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$5.32M +$446K +4,593 +10%
CTA
84
Chesley Taft & Associates
Illinois
$5.31M -$155K -1,590 -3%
WC
85
Wexford Capital
Florida
$5.11M +$4.91M +50,550 New
VC
86
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$5.09M +$4.89M +50,322 New
CCMG
87
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$4.88M -$1.44M -14,799 -23%
UCFA
88
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$4.65M +$872K +8,976 +24%
MCM
89
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$4.56M -$370K -3,810 -8%
JMFC
90
J.M. Forbes & Co
Massachusetts
$4.54M +$49.9K +513 +1%
Creative Planning
91
Creative Planning
Kansas
$4.51M +$1.41M +14,460 +48%
IG
92
ING Group
Netherlands
$4.25M +$2.63M +27,048 +180%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
93
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$4.24M +$703K +7,236 +21%
Brown Advisory
94
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$4.2M
SPL
95
Smart Portfolios LLC
Washington
$4M +$1.76M +18,141 +85%
FT
96
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$3.96M -$16K -165 -0.4%
HighTower Advisors
97
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.89M +$754K +7,755 +25%
CAN
98
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$3.86M -$64.7K -666 -2%
MFS
99
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$3.86M +$203K +2,091 +6%
VCAM
100
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
$3.73M -$1.07M -11,055 -23%

IBB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

369 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $5.23B — down 1.2% from $5.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 83 funds opened new IBB positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 55 holders — while 107 added to existing stakes and 114 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $374M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $509M.

  • 369 institutional investors held iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) as of Q4 2014, up from 317 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.23B of iShares Biotechnology ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 83 funds opened new iShares Biotechnology ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 28 closed out, a net change of +55 holders.
  • The largest iShares Biotechnology ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $374M added.
  • The largest iShares Biotechnology ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $509M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.