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VanEck Semiconductor ETF

56 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.28B invested in VanEck Semiconductor ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,133.94% more ownership

Funds ownership: 784.31%1,918.25% (+1,134%)

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 14

2% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $516M | Put options by funds: $528M

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 20

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5856 (-2)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.48B → $1.28B (-$201M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 60 (-6)

Holders
56
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-3.45%
% of All Funds
1.56%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
19
Increased
16
Reduced
14
Closed
20
Calls
$516M
Puts
$528M
Net Calls
-$12.2M
Net Calls Change
+$521M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Simplex Trading
26
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$1.53M +$192K +7,542 +14%
Ameriprise
27
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.49M +$741K +29,106 +95%
TH
28
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.35M +$1.38M +54,046 New
BCM
29
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$1.32M +$1.35M +52,956 New
Renaissance Technologies
30
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.12M +$1.14M +44,800 New
WBG
31
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$1.07M
NPC
32
National Planning Corporation
California
$797K +$27.2K +1,070 +4%
JG
33
Jefferies Group
New York
$763K +$515K +20,228 +195%
Baird Financial Group
34
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$748K +$763K +30,000 New
AGM
35
Alpine Global Management
New York
$717K +$732K +28,762 New
WSTAM
36
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$602K +$614K +24,120 New
PP
37
PDT Partners
New York
$591K +$191K +7,486 +46%
Stifel Financial
38
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$529K -$96.2K -3,782 -15%
AAP
39
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
$499K +$509K +20,000 New
MM
40
Main Management
California
$476K
QC
41
QCM Cayman
Texas
$464K +$473K +18,586 New
KFC
42
Klingenstein Fields & Co
New York
$446K
LPL Financial
43
LPL Financial
California
$403K -$1.08M -42,528 -73%
CCT
44
Country Club Trust
Missouri
$357K +$71.9K +2,824 +25%
Citadel Advisors
45
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$269K -$62.2M -2,444,404 -100%
WIC
46
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$182K
TRCT
47
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$78K -$34M -1,336,146 -100%
MFS
48
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$41K -$1.12K -44 -3%
LTFS
49
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$24K -$2.28M -89,668 -99%
AIG
50
American International Group
New York
$21K +$20.4K +800 +3,077%

SMH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

56 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $1.28B — down 14% from $1.48B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of SMH and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $78.8M. The largest seller was HRT Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $64M sold.

  • 56 institutional investors held VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) as of Q3 2015, down from 58 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.28B of VanEck Semiconductor ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new VanEck Semiconductor ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 20 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Citigroup, an estimated $78.8M added.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF seller in Q3 2015 was HRT Financial, an estimated $64M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.