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VanEck Semiconductor ETF
SMH

55 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.09B invested in VanEck Semiconductor ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

145% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 11

66.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 433.09% → 499.14% (+66%)

44% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $757M → $1.09B (+$335M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 54 → 55 (+1)

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 13

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

94% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.4M | Put options by funds: $170M

Holders
55
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.85%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
14
Increased
27
Reduced
11
Closed
13
Calls
$10.4M
Puts
$170M
Net Calls
-$160M
Net Calls Change
-$194M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$118M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$74.1M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$51.1M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$29.5M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$24.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BC
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
-$17.5M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$15.4M
3
Nomura Holdings
Nomura Holdings
Japan
-$14.4M
4
ST
Spot Trading
Illinois
-$9.55M
5
ICM
Ionic Capital Management
New York
-$6.95M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WAS
26
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$2.14M +$695K +27,468 +49%
Millennium Management
27
Millennium Management
New York
$1.88M +$1.86M +73,662 New
JG
28
Jefferies Group
New York
$1.41M +$1.03M +40,910 +290%
LPL Financial
29
LPL Financial
California
$1.07M +$661K +26,132 +156%
Two Sigma Investments
30
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$920K -$3.24M -128,278 -78%
VKH
31
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$847K +$436K +17,256 +109%
LTFS
32
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$845K +$102K +4,026 +14%
NCM
33
Niemann Capital Management
Nevada
$820K +$811K +32,088 New
Royal Bank of Canada
34
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$806K +$669K +26,456 +518%
Walleye Trading
35
Walleye Trading
New York
$735K +$319K +12,598 +78%
Ameriprise
36
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$725K +$58.2K +2,300 +9%
Deutsche Bank
37
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$708K -$3.39M -134,206 -83%
NCM
38
Noesis Capital Mangement
Florida
$599K +$72.6K +2,870 +14%
SAG
39
Sterne Agee Group
Alabama
$576K +$32.9K +1,302 +6%
KFC
40
Klingenstein Fields & Co
New York
$513K – – –
MM
41
Main Management
California
$488K – – –
RCM
42
Rotella Capital Management
Washington
$363K -$566K -22,400 -61%
AIG
43
American International Group
New York
$301K +$297K +11,764 New
OC
44
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$300K +$297K +11,750 New
DS
45
DRW Securities
Illinois
$261K +$258K +10,200 New
WCM
46
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
$259K +$31.3K +1,238 +14%
SI
47
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$225K +$223K +8,800 New
QC
48
QCM Cayman
Texas
$212K +$210K +8,292 New
Citadel Advisors
49
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$167K -$18.7K -738 -10%
RIA
50
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$148K +$147K +5,810 New
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SMH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

55 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $1.09B — up 44% from $757M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new SMH positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 27 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $118M. The largest seller was Brinker Capital, cutting an estimated $17.5M.

  • 55 institutional investors held VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) as of Q3 2014, up from 54 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.09B of VanEck Semiconductor ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 44% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new VanEck Semiconductor ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $118M added.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Brinker Capital, an estimated $17.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.