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VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF

54 hedge funds and large institutions have $79M invested in VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

62% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $48.9M → $79M (+$30.2M)

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 7

7.45% more ownership

Funds ownership: 15.55%23% (+7.5%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5354 (+1)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 18

Holders
54
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.89%
% of All Funds
1.55%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
8
Increased
17
Reduced
18
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$15.8M +$11.9M +200,900 +375%
NCM
2
Niemann Capital Management
Nevada
$7.5M +$7.18M +120,850 New
RJA
3
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$6.13M +$1.1M +18,467 +23%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.06M +$142K +2,386 +3%
HighTower Advisors
5
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$5.15M +$2.81M +47,210 +133%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.01M -$365K -6,142 -7%
MIM
7
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$4.68M +$145K +2,433 +3%
CC
8
Columbia Capital
California
$3.25M +$21.2K +357 +0.7%
Susquehanna International Group
9
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.45M +$2.35M +39,517 New
MA
10
Montag & Associates
Georgia
$1.56M -$1.5M -25,260 -50%
U
11
UBS
Switzerland
$1.51M +$295K +4,960 +26%
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.49M +$1.43M +24,054 New
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.49M +$708K +11,915 +99%
B
14
Baird
Wisconsin
$1.43M -$12.5K -210 -0.9%
AP
15
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$1.32M +$1.27M +21,355 New
OC
16
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.2M +$48.2K +811 +4%
MWR
17
McAdams Wright Ragen
Washington
$1.19M
CS
18
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.14M -$1.12M -18,912 -51%
TPSF
19
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$1M +$958K +16,124 New
PVH
20
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$968K
UCFA
21
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$795K +$762K +12,815 New
LPL Financial
22
LPL Financial
California
$743K +$150K +2,520 +27%
SB
23
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$741K -$97.4K -1,638 -12%
VKH
24
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$732K +$343K +5,767 +96%
KIA
25
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$552K -$29.7K -500 -5%

PPH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

54 of the 3,481 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (PPH) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $79M — up 62% from $48.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new PPH positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 17 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $11.9M. The largest seller was Montag & Associates, cutting an estimated $1.5M.

  • 54 institutional investors held VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (PPH) as of Q2 2014, up from 53 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $79M of VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 62% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $11.9M added.
  • The largest VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Montag & Associates, an estimated $1.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.