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VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF

59 hedge funds and large institutions have $225M invested in VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $157M → $225M (+$68.1M)

20.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.03%69.14% (+20%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6059 (-1)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 7

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 19

Holders
59
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.67%
% of All Funds
1.55%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
14
Reduced
19
Closed
7
Calls
$261K
Puts
Net Calls
+$261K
Net Calls Change
-$476K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$98.3M +$23.2M +359,211 +31%
MIFH
2
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$59.1M +$58.5M +905,200 New
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$22.7M -$5.59M -86,578 -20%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.93M +$2.78M +43,029 +90%
RJA
5
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$5M +$15.6K +241 +0.3%
CI
6
Clal Insurance
Israel
$4.18M -$2.09M -32,400 -34%
AHS
7
Aspiriant Holdings S3
California
$3.94M -$71K -1,100 -2%
Citigroup
8
Citigroup
New York
$3.37M -$31.7K -491 -0.9%
SCM
9
Stuyvesant Capital Management
New York
$1.84M
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$1.79M +$927K +14,361 +107%
SB
11
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.69M +$135K +2,091 +9%
MIM
12
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$1.55M -$2.84M -43,900 -65%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.47M +$537K +8,323 +59%
OC
14
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.17M +$7.36K +114 +0.6%
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.12M -$12.8K -198 -1%
M&T Bank
16
M&T Bank
New York
$885K +$875K +13,554 New
PVH
17
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$875K
Baird Financial Group
18
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$794K -$400K -6,200 -34%
Millennium Management
19
Millennium Management
New York
$664K +$366K +5,668 +126%
Jane Street
20
Jane Street
New York
$638K -$2.45M -37,916 -80%
MA
21
Montag & Associates
Georgia
$573K
KIA
22
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$504K -$18.5K -287 -4%
FAAS
23
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$487K +$175K +2,708 +58%
MFS
24
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$445K +$140K +2,165 +47%
Citadel Advisors
25
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$412K -$285K -4,409 -41%

PPH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

59 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (PPH) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $225M — up 43% from $157M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of PPH and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $23.2M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $5.59M.

  • 59 institutional investors held VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (PPH) as of Q4 2015, down from 60 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $225M of VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $23.2M added.
  • The largest VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $5.59M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.