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VanEck Semiconductor ETF
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54 hedge funds and large institutions have $757M invested in VanEck Semiconductor ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

163.83% more ownership

Funds ownership: 269.26% → 433.09% (+164%)

83% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 12

61% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $469M → $757M (+$288M)

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 11

30% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $149M | Put options by funds: $114M

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 49 → 54 (+5)

Holders
54
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+10.2%
% of All Funds
1.55%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
16
Increased
22
Reduced
12
Closed
11
Calls
$149M
Puts
$114M
Net Calls
+$34.4M
Net Calls Change
-$31.9M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$62M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$59.9M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$52.8M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$41.7M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$26.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$15.2M
2
MCM
Moore Capital Management
New York
-$13.9M
3
HHC
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
-$9.24M
4
MM
Main Management
California
-$6.38M
5
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$5.61M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MFS
51
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$10K +$9.24K +400 New
NES
52
New England Securities
New York
$5K – – –
W
53
Wealthfront
California
$1K +$1.16K +50 New
Walleye Trading
54
Walleye Trading
New York
$400 -$159K -6,902 -30%
MCM
55
Moore Capital Management
New York
– -$13.9M -600,000 Closed
CLOS
56
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
– -$4.56M -200,000 Closed
CANY
57
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
– -$1.18M -51,600 Closed
BCMU
58
BlueCrest Capital Management (UK)
Guernsey
– -$1.11M -48,826 Closed
LSA
59
L & S Advisors
California
– -$972K -42,614 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
60
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$826K -36,200 Closed
Millennium Management
61
Millennium Management
New York
– -$391K -17,166 Closed
BTS
62
BB&T Securities
Virginia
– -$2.23M -9,776 Closed
PAM
63
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
– -$203K -8,894 Closed
AIG
64
American International Group
New York
– -$36.4K -1,594 Closed
CFG
65
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
– -$2K -98 Closed
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SMH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

54 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $757M — up 61% from $469M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new SMH positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $62M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $15.2M.

  • 54 institutional investors held VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) as of Q2 2014, up from 49 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $757M of VanEck Semiconductor ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 61% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new VanEck Semiconductor ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $62M added.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $15.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.