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VanEck Short Muni ETF

45 hedge funds and large institutions have $107M invested in VanEck Short Muni ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 12

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $111M → $107M (-$4.19M)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4645 (-1)

2.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 42.76%40.56% (-2.2%)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 5

Holders
45
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.17%
% of All Funds
1.2%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
4
Increased
21
Reduced
12
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
26
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$678K -$32.2K -1,830 -5%
BC
27
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$629K +$128K +7,250 +25%
AA
28
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$622K
KIM
29
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$557K +$167K +9,500 +43%
UAS
30
United Asset Strategies
New York
$467K +$466K +26,500 New
Comerica Bank
31
Comerica Bank
Texas
$425K +$424K +24,096 New
TGI
32
Tradewinds Global Investors
California
$322K -$3.01K -171 -0.9%
FPFS
33
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$315K -$52.4K -2,976 -14%
NGA
34
Naples Global Advisors
Florida
$311K -$70.4K -4,000 -18%
AIG
35
American International Group
New York
$271K
B
36
Bailard
California
$241K +$241K +13,700 New
CFA
37
Cahill Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$184K +$183K +10,408 New
CFS
38
Commonwealth Financial Services
West Virginia
$121K
DADC
39
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$80K
LTFS
40
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$55K +$35 +2 +0.1%
Envestnet Asset Management
41
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$42K -$3.91K -222 -8%
PSUF
42
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$20K
BFEC
43
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$14K +$35 +2 +0.3%
PNC Financial Services Group
44
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2K
CS
45
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$3.52M -200,920 Closed
Northern Trust
46
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$10K -58,813 Closed
RCAG
47
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
-$934K -53,274 Closed
IA
48
IFP Advisors
Florida
-$15K -856 Closed
ADL
49
Asset Dedication LLC
California
-$8K -467 Closed

SMB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

45 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Short Muni ETF (SMB) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $107M — down 3.8% from $111M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of SMB and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $4.59M. The largest seller was Natixis Advisors, cutting an estimated $8.59M.

  • 45 institutional investors held VanEck Short Muni ETF (SMB) as of Q1 2016, down from 46 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $107M of VanEck Short Muni ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new VanEck Short Muni ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Short Muni ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $4.59M added.
  • The largest VanEck Short Muni ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Natixis Advisors, an estimated $8.59M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.