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VanEck Semiconductor ETF

65 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.6B invested in VanEck Semiconductor ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 (+3)

109% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 11

64% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 14

46% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.1B → $1.6B (+$503M)

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5465 (+11)

87% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $174M | Put options by funds: $1.3B

278.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 850.4%571.47% (-279%)

Holders
65
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+20.37%
% of All Funds
1.73%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+300%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
23
Increased
23
Reduced
14
Closed
11
Calls
$174M
Puts
$1.3B
Net Calls
-$1.13B
Net Calls Change
-$325M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LTFS
26
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.82M +$2.55M +79,650 +5,593%
SG Americas Securities
27
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.54M -$47.4M -1,481,248 -95%
LPL Financial
28
LPL Financial
California
$1.97M +$1.23M +38,480 +205%
Stifel Financial
29
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.71M +$813K +25,404 +106%
FAAS
30
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.62M +$1.49M +46,610 New
Allianz Asset Management
31
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.5M -$1.02M -32,000 -42%
Citadel Advisors
32
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.36M +$770K +24,046 +159%
VF
33
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.34M +$549K +17,158 +80%
CIBC World Market
34
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$1.19M +$1.1M +34,240 New
Royal Bank of Canada
35
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$922K -$1.03M -32,140 -55%
TRCT
36
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$901K +$590K +18,420 +245%
HFA
37
High Falls Advisors
New York
$694K -$343K -10,716 -35%
OC
38
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$664K +$612K +19,110 New
KFC
39
Klingenstein Fields & Co
New York
$622K
HIIFS
40
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$614K +$396K +12,370 +233%
VKH
41
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$554K +$210K +6,548 +70%
Jane Street
42
Jane Street
New York
$545K -$2.82M -87,926 -85%
AI
43
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$421K +$388K +12,130 New
M&T Bank
44
M&T Bank
New York
$393K +$362K +11,316 New
PP
45
PDT Partners
New York
$389K +$359K +11,200 New
LSA
46
L & S Advisors
California
$384K +$354K +11,052 New
HI
47
HBK Investments
Texas
$347K +$320K +10,000 New
SC
48
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$334K +$311K +9,720 New
DWM
49
Destination Wealth Management
California
$323K +$298K +9,294 New
MM
50
Main Management
California
$316K -$160K -5,000 -35%

SMH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

65 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $1.6B — up 46% from $1.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new SMH positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $139M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $89.7M.

  • 65 institutional investors held VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) as of Q3 2016, up from 54 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.6B of VanEck Semiconductor ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new VanEck Semiconductor ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $139M added.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Citigroup, an estimated $89.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.