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VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF

52 hedge funds and large institutions have $99.9M invested in VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

6.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 32.9%26.88% (-6%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $108M → $99.9M (-$7.72M)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5852 (-6)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 21

56% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
52
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-10.34%
% of All Funds
1.39%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
4
Increased
14
Reduced
21
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$31.8M +$5.95M +87,754 +24%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$8.55M +$1.91M +28,191 +30%
MIM
3
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$6M +$612K +9,024 +12%
RJA
4
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$5.53M -$181K -2,665 -3%
Envestnet Asset Management
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$5.37M +$1.5M +22,097 +41%
UCFA
6
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$5.09M +$1.27M +18,692 +35%
AHS
7
Aspiriant Holdings S3
California
$4.26M -$3.73K -55 -0.1%
Citigroup
8
Citigroup
New York
$3.61M -$21.2K -313 -0.6%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.15M -$415K -6,119 -12%
HighTower Advisors
10
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.71M -$3.33M -49,091 -56%
PVH
11
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$2.2M +$860K +12,685 +68%
SCM
12
Stuyvesant Capital Management
New York
$2.14M +$2.07M +30,500 New
OC
13
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.74M +$46.4K +684 +3%
B
14
Baird
Wisconsin
$1.35M
CS
15
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.19M -$2.04M -30,073 -64%
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.19M -$455K -6,716 -28%
SB
17
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.17M +$81.4K +1,200 +8%
LPL Financial
18
LPL Financial
California
$967K -$21.5K -317 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$954K -$185K -2,724 -17%
NCM
20
Niemann Capital Management
Nevada
$862K -$48.3K -712 -5%
VF
21
Virtu Financial
New York
$794K -$331K -4,877 -30%
Millennium Management
22
Millennium Management
New York
$641K -$230K -3,395 -27%
MA
23
Montag & Associates
Georgia
$616K -$790K -11,650 -57%
KIA
24
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$597K -$27.1K -400 -4%
Bank of New York Mellon
25
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$478K +$68 +1 +0%

PPH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

52 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (PPH) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $99.9M — down 7.2% from $108M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of PPH and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $5.95M. The largest seller was Clal Insurance, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.7M sold.

  • 52 institutional investors held VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (PPH) as of Q1 2015, down from 58 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $99.9M of VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $5.95M added.
  • The largest VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Clal Insurance, an estimated $13.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.