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VanEck Retail ETF
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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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%)

Holders
28
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+64.71%
% of All Funds
0.75%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
15
Increased
6
Reduced
4
Closed
3
Calls
$2.06M
Puts
$638K
Net Calls
+$1.43M
Net Calls Change
+$1.45M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PFG
Pacific Financial Group
Washington
+$8.5M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$6.94M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$3.3M
4
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$3.3M
5
SMM
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
+$2.93M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$6.67M
2
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$4.96M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$3.33M
4
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$873K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$267K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CA
1
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$35.8M – – –
PFG
2
Pacific Financial Group
Washington
$9.15M +$8.5M +127,762 New
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$7.51M +$6.94M +104,326 +18,530%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$6.48M -$6.67M -100,225 -53%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.79M +$2.1M +31,550 +148%
Citigroup
6
Citigroup
New York
$3.58M -$3.33M -50,000 -50%
Envestnet Asset Management
7
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3.56M +$3.3M +49,633 New
UCFA
8
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$3.55M +$3.3M +49,517 New
Susquehanna International Group
9
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.22M +$1.68M +25,197 +127%
SMM
10
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
$3.15M +$2.93M +43,978 New
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.05M +$2.59M +38,865 +1,061%
JCM
12
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.94M +$2.73M +40,991 New
CS
13
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.8M +$823K +12,361 +96%
BCM
14
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.42M – – –
ACM
15
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$1.3M +$1.21M +18,215 New
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.12M +$1.04M +15,600 New
TH
17
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1M -$49.9K -750 -5%
NCM
18
Niemann Capital Management
Nevada
$547K +$508K +7,639 New
LTFS
19
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$400K +$372K +5,584 New
CA
20
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$304K +$283K +4,259 New
GLRA
21
Gerald L. Ray & Associates
Texas
$287K +$266K +4,000 New
William Blair & Company
22
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$286K +$266K +4,000 New
LPL Financial
23
LPL Financial
California
$247K +$230K +3,451 New
AIG
24
American International Group
New York
$36K +$133 +2 +0.4%
NFG
25
Next Financial Group
Texas
$7K -$42.1K -633 -86%
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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.