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VanEck Semiconductor ETF
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58 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.48B invested in VanEck Semiconductor ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 7

41% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 17

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 55 → 58 (+3)

24% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.94B → $1.48B (-$464M)

81% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $126M | Put options by funds: $659M

2,005.39% less ownership

Funds ownership: 2,789.71% → 784.31% (-2,005%)

Holders
58
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+5.45%
% of All Funds
1.56%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
11
Increased
24
Reduced
17
Closed
7
Calls
$126M
Puts
$659M
Net Calls
-$533M
Net Calls Change
+$263M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$69M
2
HF
HRT Financial
New York
+$57.5M
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$25.9M
4
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$23.7M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$23.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$351M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$247M
3
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$48.3M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$46.6M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$18M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NFG
51
Next Financial Group
Texas
$22K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
52
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$21K +$21.9K +772 New
PNC Financial Services Group
53
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$4K +$3.75K +132 New
WBG
54
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$1.17K -$1.05M -36,926 -46%
RIA
55
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$1K – – –
AIG
56
American International Group
New York
$709 – – –
Millennium Management
57
Millennium Management
New York
– -$13.5M -488,358 Closed
FIG
58
FundX Investment Group
California
– -$9.74M -352,294 Closed
AWE
59
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
– -$3.83M -138,552 Closed
ACM
60
Argonaut Capital Management
New York
– -$553K -20,000 Closed
Northern Trust
61
Northern Trust
Illinois
– -$288K -10,400 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
62
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$54.4K -1,916 -100%
Creative Planning
63
Creative Planning
Kansas
– -$11K -400 Closed
AssetMark Inc
64
AssetMark Inc
California
– -$1K -26 Closed
MC
65
Maplelane Capital
New York
– +$57 +2 New
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SMH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

58 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $1.48B — down 24% from $1.94B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new SMH positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $69M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $351M.

  • 58 institutional investors held VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) as of Q2 2015, up from 55 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.48B of VanEck Semiconductor ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new VanEck Semiconductor ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $69M added.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Citigroup, an estimated $351M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.