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VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF

58 hedge funds and large institutions have $108M invested in VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

367% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 3

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 12

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4958 (+9)

2.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.18%32.9% (+2.7%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $121M → $108M (-$13.9M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
58
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+18.37%
% of All Funds
1.55%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
14
Increased
18
Reduced
12
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$23.5M -$18.6M -292,029 -44%
CI
2
Clal Insurance
Israel
$13.7M +$13.6M +212,940 New
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.01M +$284K +4,455 +5%
HighTower Advisors
4
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$5.64M +$149K +2,334 +3%
RJA
5
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$5.23M -$60.1K -943 -1%
MIM
6
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$4.91M +$536K +8,409 +12%
AHS
7
Aspiriant Holdings S3
California
$3.9M +$3.87M +60,765 New
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3.5M -$1.11M -17,423 -24%
UCFA
9
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$3.43M -$527K -8,266 -13%
Citigroup
10
Citigroup
New York
$3.32M +$60.2K +945 +2%
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.27M -$2.09M -32,823 -39%
CS
12
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.02M +$2.22M +34,897 +289%
Susquehanna International Group
13
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.71M +$2.32M +36,494 +640%
ACM
14
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$2.54M +$2.52M +39,594 New
SG Americas Securities
15
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.54M +$1.87M +29,309 +287%
OC
16
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.55M +$32.2K +506 +2%
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.52M +$1.5M +23,622 New
MA
18
Montag & Associates
Georgia
$1.31M +$76.4K +1,200 +6%
B
19
Baird
Wisconsin
$1.24M +$1.23M +19,255 New
PVH
20
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$1.2M +$191K +3,000 +19%
Citadel Advisors
21
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.09M +$1.02M +16,034 +1,802%
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.05M -$52.6K -826 -5%
VF
23
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.04M +$1.03M +16,174 New
SB
24
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$989K +$261K +4,098 +36%
LPL Financial
25
LPL Financial
California
$917K +$74.5K +1,170 +9%

PPH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

58 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (PPH) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $108M — down 11% from $121M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new PPH positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Aspiriant Holdings S3, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.87M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $18.6M.

  • 58 institutional investors held VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (PPH) as of Q4 2014, up from 49 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $108M of VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Aspiriant Holdings S3, an estimated $3.87M added.
  • The largest VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $18.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.