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iShares Biotechnology ETF

863 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.66B invested in iShares Biotechnology ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 97 funds opening new positions, 280 increasing their positions, 257 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 813 (+5)

39% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 97 | Existing positions closed: 70

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 845863 (+18)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 280 | Existing positions reduced: 257

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.67B → $7.66B (-$7.57M)

2% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $498M | Put options by funds: $510M

5.9% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.67%70.77% (-5.9%)

Holders
863
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+2.13%
% of All Funds
15.02%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+62.5%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
97
Increased
280
Reduced
257
Closed
70
Calls
$498M
Puts
$510M
Net Calls
-$12.3M
Net Calls Change
+$483M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
DCM
101
DAFNA Capital Management
California
$6.69M +$77K +500 +1%
Northern Trust
102
Northern Trust
Illinois
$6.68M -$290K -1,881 -4%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
103
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$6.43M -$337K -2,185 -5%
PAG
104
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$6.42M -$24.6K -160 -0.4%
TAM
105
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$6.41M +$134K +873 +2%
TCM
106
Traynor Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$6.33M +$328K +2,132 +6%
HIM
107
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$6.32M
ACP
108
Ashfield Capital Partners
California
$6.29M -$14.5K -94 -0.2%
MIH
109
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$6.24M +$1.04M +6,728 +21%
HWA
110
HCR Wealth Advisors
California
$6.23M +$125K +811 +2%
NB
111
NBT Bank
New York
$6.18M -$47.1K -306 -0.8%
OMC
112
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$5.9M +$2.78M +18,034 +100%
BL
113
BFSG LLC
California
$5.82M +$5.47M +35,540 New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
114
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$5.59M +$447K +2,901 +9%
AIIMS
115
Analyst IMS Investment Management Services
Israel
$5.57M +$169K +1,100 +3%
MSU
116
Mizuho Securities USA
New York
$5.57M +$1.08M +7,000 +26%
FT
117
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$5.52M -$51.1K -332 -1%
MIM
118
Marco Investment Management
Georgia
$5.42M
BPC
119
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$5.3M
CAL
120
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$5.28M -$1.91M -12,395 -28%
EVM
121
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$5.22M -$124K -808 -2%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
122
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$5.15M +$51.6K +335 +1%
WP
123
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$5.13M -$2.62K -17 -0.1%
FPGK
124
Financial Partners Group (Kansas)
Kansas
$5.1M -$2.22M -14,400 -32%
CTA
125
Chesley Taft & Associates
Illinois
$5.07M +$13.1K +85 +0.3%

IBB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

863 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $7.66B — down 0.1% from $7.67B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 97 funds opened new IBB positions and 70 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 280 added to existing stakes and 257 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ergoteles, adding an estimated $77.5M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $415M.

  • 863 institutional investors held iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) as of Q2 2021, up from 845 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $7.66B of iShares Biotechnology ETF stock for Q2 2021, down 0.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 97 funds opened new iShares Biotechnology ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 70 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest iShares Biotechnology ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was Ergoteles, an estimated $77.5M added.
  • The largest iShares Biotechnology ETF seller in Q2 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $415M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.