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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
BPC
101
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$3.7M -$2.26M -23,235 -39%
OC
102
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$3.68M -$1.73M -17,811 -33%
FBB
103
Fulton Breakefield Broenniman
Maryland
$3.59M -$8.75K -90 -0.3%
AHC
104
Adell Harriman & Carpenter
Texas
$3.48M +$752K +7,740 +29%
CTA
105
Colonial Trust Advisors
South Carolina
$3.46M -$1.06M -10,884 -24%
ABC
106
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$3.41M -$81.3K -837 -2%
BAM
107
Burnham Asset Management
New York
$3.31M +$321K +3,300 +11%
Stifel Financial
108
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.29M +$1.02M +10,530 +48%
KIA
109
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$3.14M +$981K +10,098 +48%
AIM
110
Acropolis Investment Management
Missouri
$3.06M -$157K -1,620 -5%
HSBC Holdings
111
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$3.02M -$129K -1,329 -4%
FNFDCM
112
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management
District of Columbia
$3.01M +$55.4K +570 +2%
CA
113
Continental Advisors
Utah
$2.91M +$2.8M +28,800 New
SSB
114
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$2.9M +$39.1K +402 +1%
LIM
115
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$2.86M +$1.15M +11,820 +72%
QIM
116
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$2.85M +$2.74M +28,200 New
WB
117
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$2.81M -$221K -2,271 -8%
AC
118
Alley Company
Illinois
$2.64M +$175K +1,803 +7%
B
119
Baird
Wisconsin
$2.6M -$215K -2,211 -8%
GLRA
120
Gerald L. Ray & Associates
Texas
$2.54M -$4.96K -51 -0.2%
HIM
121
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$2.53M
PG
122
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$2.49M +$2.39M +24,582 New
SAM
123
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$2.48M +$95.6K +984 +4%
NEPWA
124
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.46M +$72.9K +750 +3%
BSB
125
Bangor Savings Bank
Maine
$2.45M +$297K +3,060 +14%

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.