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iShares Biotechnology ETF

784 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.36B invested in iShares Biotechnology ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 97 funds opening new positions, 265 increasing their positions, 229 reducing their positions, and 75 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 97 | Existing positions closed: 75

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 265 | Existing positions reduced: 229

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 766784 (+18)

3.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.91%80.86% (-3%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.8B → $7.36B (-$443M)

29% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2417 (-7)

33% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $664M | Put options by funds: $986M

Holders
784
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+2.35%
% of All Funds
15.82%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-29.17%
% of All Funds
0.34%
New
97
Increased
265
Reduced
229
Closed
75
Calls
$664M
Puts
$986M
Net Calls
-$321M
Net Calls Change
-$200M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.84B +$143M +1,051,660 +8%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$958M +$247M +1,823,668 +35%
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$479M -$394M -2,903,879 -45%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
4
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$376M -$7.95M -58,632 -2%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$304M -$16.8M -123,858 -5%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$291M -$113M -834,510 -28%
Barclays
7
Barclays
United Kingdom
$279M -$73.6M -542,762 -21%
Citigroup
8
Citigroup
New York
$185M +$11.3M +83,138 +6%
CM
9
Churchill Management
California
$161M -$56.4M -415,853 -26%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$157M -$10.5M -77,523 -6%
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
11
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
$127M
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$103M -$8.09M -59,605 -7%
CB
13
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$72.6M +$4.4M +32,442 +6%
PNC Financial Services Group
14
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$71.7M -$16.2M -119,397 -18%
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$70M +$2.23M +16,407 +3%
N
16
Natixis
France
$67.7M +$67.8M +500,000 New
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$58.9M +$1.95M +14,393 +3%
TIM
18
Total Investment Management
Arizona
$43.3M +$4.61M +33,973 +11%
DC
19
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$41.8M +$13.6M +100,028 +48%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$39.2M -$2.03M -14,982 -5%
JMPWA
21
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$37.9M +$1.53M +11,293 +4%
Osaic Holdings
22
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$34M +$2.82M +20,766 +9%
Commonwealth Equity Services
23
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$32.4M +$4.89M +36,072 +18%
CAG
24
Crestwood Advisors Group
Massachusetts
$30.7M +$733K +5,402 +2%
Squarepoint
25
Squarepoint
New York
$29.3M +$29.3M +216,035 New

IBB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

784 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $7.36B — down 5.7% from $7.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 97 funds opened new IBB positions and 75 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 265 added to existing stakes and 229 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $247M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $394M.

  • 784 institutional investors held iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) as of Q3 2020, up from 766 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $7.36B of iShares Biotechnology ETF stock for Q3 2020, down 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 97 funds opened new iShares Biotechnology ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 75 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest iShares Biotechnology ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $247M added.
  • The largest iShares Biotechnology ETF seller in Q3 2020 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $394M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.