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VanEck Steel ETF
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38 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.4M invested in VanEck Steel ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

101% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $972K | Put options by funds: $484K

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 8

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 35 → 38 (+3)

6.52% less ownership

Funds ownership: 21.64% → 15.12% (-6.5%)

45% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 11

47% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $32.7M → $17.4M (-$15.3M)

Holders
38
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+8.57%
% of All Funds
0.85%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
6
Reduced
11
Closed
8
Calls
$972K
Puts
$484K
Net Calls
+$488K
Net Calls Change
+$2.41M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$3.72M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$896K
3
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$385K
4
VNA
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
+$112K
5
OIA
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
+$112K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RAM
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
-$5.71M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$3.7M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.69M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.62M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citigroup
26
Citigroup
New York
$10K -$8.46K -205 -41%
ASN
27
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$8K – – –
FGC
28
Financial Gravity Companies
Texas
$8K +$8.17K +198 New
LFG
29
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$5K – – –
GWM
30
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$4K – – –
CFGS
31
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$4K +$5.37K +130 New
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
32
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$3K – – –
Barclays
33
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2K – – –
Simplex Trading
34
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$2K +$2.93K +71 New
FDCDDQ
35
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$1.15K – – –
RAM
36
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
– -$5.71M -124,614 Closed
CAG
37
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
– -$325K -7,741 Closed
Stifel Financial
38
Stifel Financial
Missouri
– -$305K -6,688 Closed
Commonwealth Equity Services
39
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
– -$208K -4,543 Closed
LPL Financial
40
LPL Financial
California
– -$200K -4,369 Closed
SWP
41
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$11K -250 Closed
FANJ
42
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
– -$9K -200 Closed
TPWA
43
TRUE Private Wealth Advisors
Oregon
– -$2.02K -44 Closed
Fidelity Investments
44
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
– +$83 +2 New
FCAS
45
First Command Advisory Services
Texas
– +$1.65K +40 New
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SLX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

38 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Steel ETF (SLX) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $17.4M — down 47% from $32.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new SLX positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $3.72M. The largest seller was Riggs Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.71M sold.

  • 38 institutional investors held VanEck Steel ETF (SLX) as of Q4 2018, up from 35 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $17.4M of VanEck Steel ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 47% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new VanEck Steel ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Steel ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $3.72M added.
  • The largest VanEck Steel ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Riggs Asset Management, an estimated $5.71M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.