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VanEck Short Muni ETF

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: 4448 (+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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$16.2M +$1.13M +64,035 +8%
U
2
UBS
Switzerland
$13.6M +$6.06M +343,782 +81%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$10.7M -$636K -36,077 -6%
Natixis Advisors
4
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$9.78M +$9.34M +529,820 +2,201%
CS
5
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.35M +$88.1K +4,996 +3%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$2.95M +$264K +14,942 +10%
MPWT
7
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$2.06M +$2.06M +116,638 New
Stifel Financial
8
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.83M +$80.3K +4,556 +5%
IPC
9
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$1.75M +$434K +24,605 +33%
TNBTD
10
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$1.6M +$159K +8,990 +11%
FIM
11
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.28M +$174K +9,853 +16%
MFS
12
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.16M +$60.9K +3,452 +6%
Commonwealth Equity Services
13
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.05M +$27.2K +1,544 +3%
RCAG
14
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$942K +$73K +4,139 +8%
First Trust Advisors
15
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$931K +$182K +10,315 +24%
CPO
16
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$805K -$28.4K -1,609 -3%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$682K
B
18
Baird
Wisconsin
$671K +$101K +5,705 +18%
PMG
19
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$526K +$98.3K +5,575 +23%
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$518K -$242K -13,738 -32%
VKH
21
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$468K +$168K +9,508 +56%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$442K +$9.35K +530 +2%
AIG
23
American International Group
New York
$409K +$7.79K +442 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$398K -$191K -10,852 -33%
FC
25
Forte Capital
New York
$357K +$357K +20,235 New

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.