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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
Janney Montgomery Scott
151
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.83M +$324K +3,333 +23%
CT
152
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
$1.82M +$1.75M +17,997 New
VFS
153
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$1.81M -$8.75K -90 -0.5%
SFSIG
154
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$1.8M -$2.92K -30 -0.2%
VP
155
Value Partners
Hong Kong
$1.79M
FWIA
156
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
$1.79M +$37.9K +390 +2%
CA
157
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$1.74M
WB
158
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$1.7M +$159K +1,635 +11%
WA
159
WFG Advisors
Texas
$1.69M +$83.1K +855 +5%
US Bancorp
160
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.67M
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
161
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$1.61M +$168K +1,728 +12%
William Blair & Company
162
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.6M -$140K -1,440 -8%
HF
163
HRT Financial
New York
$1.59M +$1.53M +15,753 New
Walleye Trading
164
Walleye Trading
New York
$1.58M +$911K +9,369 +150%
NEIRG
165
New England Investment & Retirement Group
Massachusetts
$1.56M +$22.7K +234 +2%
MIAN
166
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$1.54M +$469K +4,830 +46%
DADC
167
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.48M -$119K -1,227 -8%
NL
168
NWAM LLC
Washington
$1.42M -$152K -1,569 -10%
1IA
169
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.41M -$204K -2,100 -13%
SNBOSD
170
Security National Bank of So Dak
Iowa
$1.39M -$15.7K -162 -1%
BHB
171
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$1.38M +$109K +1,119 +9%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
172
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.28M -$1.02M -10,479 -45%
NCM
173
Noesis Capital Mangement
Florida
$1.27M +$3.79K +39 +0.3%
MAS
174
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$1.26M -$362K -3,726 -23%
PAG
175
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.25M -$34.1K -351 -3%

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.