VanEck Retail ETF
RTH
28 hedge funds and large institutions have $94.6M invested in VanEck Retail ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
400% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 3
224% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.06M | Put options by funds: $638K
65% more funds holding
Funds holding: 17 → 28 (+11)
54% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $61.4M → $94.6M (+$33.1M)
50% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 4
40.84% less ownership
Funds ownership: 96.52% → 55.67% (-41%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PFG
Pacific Financial Group
Bellevue,
Washington
|
+$8.5M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$6.94M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3.3M |
| 4 |
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Irving,
Texas
|
+$3.3M |
| 5 |
SMM
Stadion Money Management
Watkinsville,
Georgia
|
+$2.93M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$6.67M |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$4.96M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$3.33M |
| 4 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$873K |
| 5 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$267K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| $6.23K | – | – | – |
|
|
NMIS
27
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| $2K | +$2.13K | +32 | New |
|
|
28
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$4.96M | -80,000 | Closed |
|
|
29
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$873K | -14,000 | Closed |
|
|
VKH
30
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$267K | -4,293 | Closed |
|
31
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$67 | +1 | New |
|
RTH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
28 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $94.6M — up 54% from $61.4M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new RTH positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Pacific Financial Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.5M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $6.67M.
- 28 institutional investors held VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) as of Q4 2014, up from 17 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $94.6M of VanEck Retail ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 54% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new VanEck Retail ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest VanEck Retail ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Pacific Financial Group, an estimated $8.5M added.
- The largest VanEck Retail ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $6.67M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.