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VanEck Semiconductor ETF
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65 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.12B invested in VanEck Semiconductor ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

85% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 13

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 55 → 65 (+10)

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 18

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.09B → $1.12B (+$28.1M)

83.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 499.14% → 415.84% (-83%)

84% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $33.8M | Put options by funds: $206M

Holders
65
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+18.18%
% of All Funds
1.73%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
24
Increased
20
Reduced
18
Closed
13
Calls
$33.8M
Puts
$206M
Net Calls
-$172M
Net Calls Change
-$12.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$87.5M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$9.53M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$7.27M
4
SMM
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
+$6M
5
BWM
Braver Wealth Management
Massachusetts
+$5.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$46.9M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$44.2M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$25.8M
4
HHC
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
-$16.6M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$16.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BCM
26
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$2.69M +$2.56M +98,304 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
27
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.42M +$2.31M +88,594 New
ACM
28
Avalon Capital Management
California
$2.14M +$2.04M +78,280 New
Millennium Management
29
Millennium Management
New York
$1.96M -$50.2K -1,930 -3%
TH
30
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.77M -$4.73M -181,938 -74%
MSU
31
Maple Securities USA
New Jersey
$1.74M +$1.66M +63,800 New
Walleye Trading
32
Walleye Trading
New York
$1.72M +$893K +34,314 +119%
LPL Financial
33
LPL Financial
California
$1.26M +$82.9K +3,184 +7%
WSTAM
34
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$1.08M +$1.03M +39,438 New
HF
35
HRT Financial
New York
$1.05M +$1M +38,534 New
Susquehanna International Group
36
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.03M -$3.47M -133,438 -78%
QIM
37
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$1M +$958K +36,800 New
NCM
38
Niemann Capital Management
Nevada
$894K +$16.6K +636 +2%
LSA
39
L & S Advisors
California
$885K +$843K +32,410 New
Ameriprise
40
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$843K +$65.3K +2,508 +9%
Two Sigma Advisers
41
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$721K +$687K +26,400 New
DS
42
DRW Securities
Illinois
$705K +$406K +15,600 +153%
TC
43
TradeLink Capital
Illinois
$688K +$656K +25,200 New
NCM
44
Noesis Capital Mangement
Florida
$645K +$4.48K +172 +0.7%
SAG
45
Sterne Agee Group
Alabama
$616K +$3.7K +142 +0.6%
OC
46
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$578K +$245K +9,398 +80%
KFC
47
Klingenstein Fields & Co
New York
$549K – – –
ACM
48
Argonaut Capital Management
New York
$546K +$520K +20,000 New
MM
49
Main Management
California
$522K – – –
VF
50
Virtu Financial
New York
$514K -$4.01M -154,092 -89%
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SMH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

65 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.12B — up 2.6% from $1.09B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new SMH positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $87.5M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $46.9M.

  • 65 institutional investors held VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) as of Q4 2014, up from 55 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.12B of VanEck Semiconductor ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new VanEck Semiconductor ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $87.5M added.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Citigroup, an estimated $46.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.