VanEck Steel ETF
SLX
31 hedge funds and large institutions have $36.5M invested in VanEck Steel ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 2
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 9
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 29 → 31 (+2)
3.28% more ownership
Funds ownership: 34.98% → 38.26% (+3.3%)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $35M → $36.5M (+$1.51M)
89% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.85M | Put options by funds: $16.4M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$1.05M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$725K |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$641K |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$524K |
| 5 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$496K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$3M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$375K |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$300K |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$296K |
| 5 |
PI
Placemark Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$189K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LTFS
26
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $16K | -$4.68K | -100 | -23% |
|
|
WA
27
Winfield Associates
Cleveland,
Ohio
| $9K | – | – | – |
|
28
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| $8K | +$7.62K | +163 | New |
|
29
Canada Life
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada
| $5K | – | – | – |
|
|
WEC
30
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $2.39K | – | – | – |
|
31
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
|
AA
32
Apriem Advisors
Irvine,
California
| – | -$37K | -800 | Closed |
|
|
MFS
33
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| – | -$33K | -700 | Closed |
|
SLX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
31 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Steel ETF (SLX) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $36.5M — up 4.3% from $35M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new SLX positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.
The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.05M. The largest seller was UBS, cutting an estimated $3M.
- 31 institutional investors held VanEck Steel ETF (SLX) as of Q2 2014, up from 29 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $36.5M of VanEck Steel ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new VanEck Steel ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest VanEck Steel ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $1.05M added.
- The largest VanEck Steel ETF seller in Q2 2014 was UBS, an estimated $3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.