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VanEck Semiconductor ETF

87 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.18B invested in VanEck Semiconductor ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

209% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 11

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 46 (+2)

34% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6587 (+22)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 25

18.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 571.47%552.78% (-19%)

26% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.6B → $1.18B (-$419M)

79% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $202M | Put options by funds: $958M

Holders
87
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+33.85%
% of All Funds
2.17%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
34
Increased
25
Reduced
25
Closed
11
Calls
$202M
Puts
$958M
Net Calls
-$756M
Net Calls Change
+$371M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
OMC
51
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$473K +$461K +13,200 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
52
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$452K +$441K +12,632 New
PP
53
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$416K +$405K +11,600 New
WCM
54
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
$398K +$388K +11,112 New
M&T Bank
55
M&T Bank
New York
$394K -$11K -316 -3%
RJFSA
56
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$394K +$384K +11,012 New
DWM
57
Destination Wealth Management
California
$369K +$34.8K +998 +11%
DADC
58
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$359K +$350K +10,024 New
SC
59
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$351K +$2.16K +62 +0.6%
TRCT
60
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$334K -$580K -16,630 -64%
Walleye Trading
61
Walleye Trading
New York
$319K +$311K +8,916 New
OC
62
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$293K -$381K -10,926 -57%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
63
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$272K +$265K +7,584 +379,200%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
64
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$242K +$235K +6,746 New
GRP
65
Global Retirement Partners
California
$214K +$208K +5,962 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
66
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$214K +$208K +5,970 New
Citadel Advisors
67
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$210K -$1.16M -33,358 -85%
WIC
68
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$204K
HIIFS
69
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$187K -$435K -12,460 -71%
Creative Planning
70
Creative Planning
Kansas
$149K +$42.7K +1,224 +42%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
71
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$122K +$119K +3,400 New
MFS
72
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$117K +$15K +430 +15%
IA
73
IFP Advisors
Florida
$114K +$96.7K +2,770 +660%
GWM
74
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$112K +$109K +3,136 New
OTC
75
Opera Trading Capital
France
$78K +$76.3K +2,186 New

SMH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

87 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.18B — down 26% from $1.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new SMH positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $16.4M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $134M.

  • 87 institutional investors held VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) as of Q4 2016, up from 65 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.18B of VanEck Semiconductor ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new VanEck Semiconductor ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $16.4M added.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Citigroup, an estimated $134M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.