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VanEck Semiconductor ETF

131 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.29B invested in VanEck Semiconductor ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

196.18% more ownership

Funds ownership: 381.36%577.53% (+196%)

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.5B → $3.29B (+$788M)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 43

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 134131 (-3)

12% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 26

29% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 75 (-2)

59% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.65B | Put options by funds: $3.98B

Holders
131
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-2.24%
% of All Funds
3%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-28.57%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
23
Increased
43
Reduced
43
Closed
26
Calls
$1.65B
Puts
$3.98B
Net Calls
-$2.33B
Net Calls Change
+$505M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LA
26
Leonetti & Associates
Illinois
$9.24M -$9.51M -182,068 -50%
Citadel Advisors
27
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$8.74M +$7.72M +147,702 +654%
Royal Bank of Canada
28
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.09M +$2.68M +51,394 +59%
ACPU
29
Arrowgrass Capital Partners (US)
Delaware
$6.35M +$6.46M +123,610 New
RWP
30
RWA Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$5.98M -$2.18M -41,756 -26%
Renaissance Technologies
31
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$5.68M +$5.31M +101,600 +1,129%
CG
32
Cutler Group
California
$5.36M +$4.81M +92,056 +746%
Jane Street
33
Jane Street
New York
$4.93M -$11.5M -219,314 -70%
SSA
34
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$4.61M +$4.69M +89,814 New
TPWA
35
TRUE Private Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$4.35M +$9.4K +180 +0.2%
D.E. Shaw & Co
36
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$3.9M +$3.44M +65,800 +645%
HighTower Advisors
37
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.84M +$14.7K +282 +0.4%
PP
38
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$3.61M +$3.44M +65,852 +1,477%
FF
39
Friedenthal Financial
New Jersey
$3.44M +$3.5M +67,008 New
BCM
40
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$3.4M +$2.52M +48,250 +267%
EDRH
41
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$3.1M +$1.98M +37,982 +170%
QFA
42
Quattro Financial Advisors
Texas
$2.69M +$2.71M +51,838 New
Ameriprise
43
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.2M +$960K +18,380 +75%
HSBC Holdings
44
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$2.07M +$1.64M +31,398 +349%
BSG
45
Black Swift Group
Colorado
$2.07M +$1.79M +34,340 +572%
CWM
46
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$2M +$21.5M +410,840 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
47
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.95M -$1.1M -21,034 -36%
FAAS
48
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.95M -$77.7K -1,488 -4%
RJFSA
49
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.94M +$1.97M +37,732 New
LTFS
50
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.92M

SMH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

131 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $3.29B — up 32% from $2.5B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of SMH and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 43 trimmed existing stakes and 43 added.

The largest buyer was Nomura Holdings, adding an estimated $256M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $139M.

  • 131 institutional investors held VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) as of Q2 2018, down from 134 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $3.29B of VanEck Semiconductor ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new VanEck Semiconductor ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 26 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Nomura Holdings, an estimated $256M added.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $139M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.