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VanEck Semiconductor ETF
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38 hedge funds and large institutions have $467M invested in VanEck Semiconductor ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 8

36% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $343M → $467M (+$125M)

35.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 270.49% → 305.76% (+35%)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 34 → 38 (+4)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

40% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 15

96% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.96M | Put options by funds: $147M

Holders
38
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+11.76%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
12
Increased
9
Reduced
15
Closed
8
Calls
$5.96M
Puts
$147M
Net Calls
-$141M
Net Calls Change
-$133M

Top Buyers

1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$58.3M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$36.8M
3
BC
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
+$24.7M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$7.97M
5
MSU
Maple Securities USA
New Jersey
+$4.24M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$25.6M
2
CC
Carlson Capital
Texas
-$9.86M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$2.05M
4
MLL
Moody Lynn & Lieberson
Massachusetts
-$1.78M
5
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$1.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Ameriprise
26
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$774K -$179K -9,260 -19%
Renaissance Technologies
27
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$618K -$683K -35,400 -53%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
28
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$558K +$204K +10,582 +61%
KFC
29
Klingenstein Fields & Co
New York
$401K – – –
VKH
30
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$241K +$233K +12,078 New
JG
31
Jefferies Group
New York
$160K +$155K +8,022 New
LTFS
32
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$98K +$94.5K +4,898 New
AIG
33
American International Group
New York
$29.2K -$50.2K -2,600 -64%
Royal Bank of Canada
34
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$22K -$130K -6,744 -86%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
35
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$18K -$27.1K -1,404 -60%
NES
36
New England Securities
New York
$8K +$7.72K +400 New
WF
37
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$3K +$2.86K +148 New
Envestnet Asset Management
38
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3K +$3.24K +168 New
CC
39
Carlson Capital
Texas
– -$9.86M -523,000 Closed
MLL
40
Moody Lynn & Lieberson
Massachusetts
– -$1.78M -94,400 Closed
Bank of Montreal
41
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$1.7M -90,000 Closed
RJFSA
42
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
– -$947K -50,228 Closed
ST
43
Spot Trading
Illinois
– -$752K -39,878 Closed
B
44
Baird
Wisconsin
– -$455K -24,150 Closed
ICAS
45
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
– -$388K -20,600 Closed
VF
46
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$202K -10,742 Closed
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SMH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

38 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $467M — up 36% from $343M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new SMH positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $58.3M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $25.6M.

  • 38 institutional investors held VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) as of Q3 2013, up from 34 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $467M of VanEck Semiconductor ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new VanEck Semiconductor ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 8 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $58.3M added.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $25.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.