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VanEck Semiconductor ETF

137 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.13B invested in VanEck Semiconductor ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 31

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 120137 (+17)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 37

10% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.44B | Put options by funds: $1.59B

38% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.42B → $2.13B (-$1.29B)

64.18% less ownership

Funds ownership: 550.87%486.7% (-64%)

Holders
137
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+14.17%
% of All Funds
3.05%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
48
Increased
36
Reduced
37
Closed
31
Calls
$1.44B
Puts
$1.59B
Net Calls
-$154M
Net Calls Change
+$2.14B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Simplex Trading
26
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$8.45M +$6.12M +130,318 +206%
RJA
27
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$7.66M -$3.99M -85,094 -33%
Wolverine Trading
28
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$6.81M +$7.36M +156,758 New
Royal Bank of Canada
29
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.95M +$4.7M +100,184 +277%
Capstone Investment Advisors
30
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$5.24M +$5.63M +120,000 +6,000,000%
LPL Financial
31
LPL Financial
California
$4.91M -$10.7M -227,506 -67%
Lazard Asset Management
32
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$4.34M +$4.66M +99,400 New
Walleye Trading
33
Walleye Trading
New York
$4.33M -$7.61M -162,150 -62%
SG Americas Securities
34
SG Americas Securities
New York
$3.99M -$37.3M -794,578 -90%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
35
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$3.9M +$4.19M +89,338 New
SC
36
Sepio Capital
Utah
$3.76M +$25.2M +535,988 New
TPWA
37
TRUE Private Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$3.63M +$15.6K +332 +0.4%
CG
38
Cutler Group
California
$3.51M +$2.23M +47,442 +144%
HighTower Advisors
39
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.34M +$176K +3,750 +5%
Two Sigma Investments
40
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$3.32M +$1.53M +32,644 +75%
MIG
41
McGuire Investment Group
Rhode Island
$3.12M +$3.16M +67,416 +1,677%
Fisher Asset Management
42
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$3.09M +$3.32M +70,708 New
AIP
43
ARS Investment Partners
New York
$3.08M +$3.02M +64,416 +1,048%
Susquehanna International Group
44
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.07M -$17.7M -377,140 -84%
Citadel Advisors
45
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.05M -$1.48M -31,578 -31%
HI
46
HBK Investments
Texas
$2.75M +$2.96M +63,088 New
VF
47
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.73M +$2.93M +62,518 New
Verition Fund Management
48
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$1.97M +$2.12M +45,140 New
XS
49
XR Securities
Illinois
$1.95M +$2.09M +44,578 New
CAG
50
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$1.78M +$176K +3,740 +10%

SMH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

137 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.13B — down 38% from $3.42B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new SMH positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $34.4M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $397M.

  • 137 institutional investors held VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) as of Q4 2018, up from 120 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.13B of VanEck Semiconductor ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new VanEck Semiconductor ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 31 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $34.4M added.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $397M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.