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VanEck Steel ETF
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50 hedge funds and large institutions have $52M invested in VanEck Steel ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

592% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.96M | Put options by funds: $428K

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 6

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 11

32% more funds holding

Funds holding: 38 → 50 (+12)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

9.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.39% → 34.4% (-10%)

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $67.2M → $52M (-$15.2M)

Holders
50
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+31.58%
% of All Funds
1.15%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
18
Increased
15
Reduced
11
Closed
6
Calls
$2.96M
Puts
$428K
Net Calls
+$2.54M
Net Calls Change
+$1.09M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RAM
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
+$6.42M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$2.61M
3
PCM
Penserra Capital Management
California
+$1.62M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.52M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.37M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ACM
Arlington Capital Management
Illinois
-$25.7M
2
BCM
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
-$3.94M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.38M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$1.45M
5
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$559K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CIBC Private Wealth Group
26
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$253K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
27
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$250K -$4.83K -99 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
28
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$237K +$206K +4,225 +628%
WEC
29
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$73.3K – – –
BFEC
30
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$56K +$59.8K +1,226 New
SJIM
31
St. Johns Investment Management
Florida
$47K +$50.2K +1,030 New
AG
32
Advisor Group
Arizona
$45K +$34.1K +700 +264%
IIC
33
Integrated Investment Consultants
Michigan
$30K +$32.2K +661 New
IA
34
IFP Advisors
Florida
$26K – – –
Citigroup
35
Citigroup
New York
$23K -$9.75K -200 -28%
ASN
36
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$23K -$2.24K -46 -9%
CFA
37
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$23K – – –
Simplex Trading
38
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$20K +$21.9K +450 New
GWM
39
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$19K -$7.56K -155 -26%
SWP
40
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$11K +$12.2K +250 New
1IA
41
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$10K +$11.1K +228 New
FGC
42
Financial Gravity Companies
Texas
$6K -$536 -11 -8%
FGAM
43
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$6K +$6.05K +124 New
LFG
44
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$6K +$6.73K +138 New
MFW
45
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$5K +$5.36K +110 New
Barclays
46
Barclays
United Kingdom
$3K -$585 -12 -16%
AIM
47
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$2K +$683 +14 +48%
IWM
48
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$2K +$2.68K +55 New
FDCDDQ
49
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$1.51K +$1.61K +33 New
BCM
50
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$3.94M -85,900 Closed
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SLX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

50 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Steel ETF (SLX) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $52M — down 23% from $67.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new SLX positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Riggs Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.42M. The largest seller was Arlington Capital Management, cutting an estimated $25.7M.

  • 50 institutional investors held VanEck Steel ETF (SLX) as of Q1 2018, up from 38 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $52M of VanEck Steel ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new VanEck Steel ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 6 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Steel ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Riggs Asset Management, an estimated $6.42M added.
  • The largest VanEck Steel ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Arlington Capital Management, an estimated $25.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.