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VanEck Short Muni ETF
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48 hedge funds and large institutions have $77.5M invested in VanEck Short Muni ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

229% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 7

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 4

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $61.2M → $77.5M (+$16.3M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 44 → 48 (+4)

4.68% more ownership

Funds ownership: 25.3% → 29.98% (+4.7%)

Holders
48
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+9.09%
% of All Funds
1.39%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
23
Reduced
7
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Natixis Advisors
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
+$9.34M
2
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$6.06M
3
MPWT
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
+$2.06M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.13M
5
IPC
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
+$434K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.48M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$761K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$636K
4
HK
Horizon Kinetics
New York
-$447K
5
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
-$273K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Ameriprise
26
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$341K +$47.7K +2,703 +16%
NGA
27
Naples Global Advisors
Florida
$333K +$26.5K +1,500 +9%
Comerica Bank
28
Comerica Bank
Texas
$321K – – –
AB
29
AT Bancorp
Iowa
$291K – – –
AA
30
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$276K – – –
CFA
31
Cahill Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$232K -$17.6K -1,000 -7%
GAM
32
Gould Asset Management
California
$223K -$45.1K -2,560 -17%
MC
33
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$198K +$582 +33 +0.3%
MHS
34
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$162K +$162K +9,158 New
NES
35
New England Securities
New York
$151K – – –
TFA
36
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$148K +$12.8K +727 +10%
VIA
37
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$111K – – –
BWFA
38
Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors
Maryland
$108K – – –
DADC
39
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$69K +$25.8K +1,463 +59%
CFA
40
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$52K – – –
NFG
41
Next Financial Group
Texas
$52K +$51.6K +2,925 New
LTFS
42
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$47K – – –
PAG
43
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$24K +$23.6K +1,338 New
PSUF
44
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$20K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
45
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$5K -$5.22K -296 -52%
WCM
46
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
$5K +$4.58K +260 New
Citigroup
47
Citigroup
New York
$5K +$5.29K +300 New
GAM
48
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$5K +$5.29K +300 New
Susquehanna International Group
49
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$2.48M -140,727 Closed
Jane Street
50
Jane Street
New York
– -$761K -43,271 Closed
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SMB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

48 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Short Muni ETF (SMB) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $77.5M — up 27% from $61.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new SMB positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Natixis Advisors, adding an estimated $9.34M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.48M sold.

  • 48 institutional investors held VanEck Short Muni ETF (SMB) as of Q3 2014, up from 44 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $77.5M of VanEck Short Muni ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new VanEck Short Muni ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Short Muni ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Natixis Advisors, an estimated $9.34M added.
  • The largest VanEck Short Muni ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $2.48M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.