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VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF

45 hedge funds and large institutions have $85.5M invested in VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 8

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4445 (+1)

4.66% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.28%39.62% (-4.7%)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 14

30% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $122M → $85.5M (-$36.7M)

Holders
45
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.27%
% of All Funds
1%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
10
Reduced
14
Closed
8
Calls
$496K
Puts
Net Calls
+$496K
Net Calls Change
+$1.54M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$38.4M -$6.06M -100,116 -13%
MIH
2
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$20.5M -$6.61M -109,085 -23%
BCI
3
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$8.05M +$8.9M +147,000 New
Citadel Advisors
4
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$4.41M +$3.43M +56,569 +240%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.06M -$132K -2,175 -3%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.42M -$238K -3,928 -13%
Cerity Partners
7
Cerity Partners
New York
$1.16M +$1.28M +21,075 New
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$978K +$478K +7,897 +79%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$822K +$54.3K +897 +6%
OC
10
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$754K +$5.03K +83 +0.6%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$736K -$263K -4,346 -24%
FA
12
Fortis Advisors
Pennsylvania
$686K +$759K +12,525 New
WI
13
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$554K -$1.82K -30 -0.3%
NL
14
NVWM LLC
Pennsylvania
$438K +$482K +7,964 New
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$410K -$24.2K -400 -5%
KIA
16
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$306K -$31.2K -515 -8%
TRCT
17
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$305K +$99.6K +1,644 +42%
RJA
18
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$279K -$5.09M -84,114 -94%
Renaissance Technologies
19
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$219K +$242K +4,000 New
Baird Financial Group
20
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$216K -$16.4K -270 -6%
Bank of Montreal
21
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$148K
NSIM
22
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$143K +$3.15K +52 +2%
LTFS
23
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$116K +$7.09K +117 +6%
JP Morgan Chase
24
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$98K -$4.97K -82 -4%
TCM
25
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$55K

PPH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

45 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (PPH) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $85.5M — down 30% from $122M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new PPH positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 10 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Brinker Capital Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.9M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $12.1M.

  • 45 institutional investors held VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (PPH) as of Q4 2018, up from 44 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $85.5M of VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Brinker Capital Investments, an estimated $8.9M added.
  • The largest VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Citigroup, an estimated $12.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.