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VanEck Semiconductor ETF
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775 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.4B invested in VanEck Semiconductor ETF in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 176 funds opening new positions, 302 increasing their positions, 189 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

209% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 176 | Existing positions closed: 57

60% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 302 | Existing positions reduced: 189

37% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.32B → $11.4B (+$3.07B)

29% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 → 44 (+10)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 666 → 775 (+109)

2% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.99B | Put options by funds: $6.13B

8.58% less ownership

Funds ownership: 69.51% → 60.93% (-8.6%)

Holders
775
Holders Change
+109
Holders Change %
+16.37%
% of All Funds
11.16%
Holding in Top 10
44
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+29.41%
% of All Funds
0.63%
New
176
Increased
302
Reduced
189
Closed
57
Calls
$5.99B
Puts
$6.13B
Net Calls
-$146M
Net Calls Change
+$754M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$222M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$210M
3
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$116M
4
MCM
Moore Capital Management
New York
+$94.9M
5
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
+$90.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$119M
2
MIH
Meitav Investment House
Israel
-$100M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$88.7M
4
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$55.9M
5
HCS
Himension Capital (Singapore)
Singapore
-$55.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PI
776
PEAK6 Investments
Illinois
$549 +$402 +2 New
IFAM
777
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$225 +$201 +1 New
HCS
778
Himension Capital (Singapore)
Singapore
– -$55.7M -318,624 Closed
CM
779
Capula Management
Cayman Islands
– -$27.7M -138,000 Closed
Two Sigma Advisers
780
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
– -$23M -131,336 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
781
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$18.4M -105,152 Closed
IUHSA
782
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
– -$16.1M -91,942 Closed
CM
783
Castleark Management
Illinois
– -$15.8M -90,200 Closed
Optiver Holding
784
Optiver Holding
Netherlands
– -$15.8M -90,080 Closed
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
785
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
– -$6.87M -39,283 Closed
CWP
786
Capital Wealth Planning
Florida
– -$5.08M -29,078 Closed
MWM
787
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
– -$4.48M -25,618 Closed
ACM
788
AlphaStar Capital Management
North Carolina
– -$4.1M -23,438 Closed
SSG
789
Summit Securities Group
New York
– -$3.78M -21,600 Closed
SG Americas Securities
790
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$3.73M -21,358 Closed
GCP
791
Garda Capital Partners
Minnesota
– -$3.56M -20,379 Closed
GCM
792
Graham Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$3.5M -20,000 Closed
CG
793
Cutler Group
California
– -$3.82M -19,009 Closed
TCMP
794
Thrive Capital Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
– -$2.77M -15,866 Closed
WMSA
795
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
– -$1.95M -11,129 Closed
GCP
796
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
– -$1.61M -9,213 Closed
DS
797
DRW Securities
Illinois
– -$1.5M -8,600 Closed
SFG
798
Snider Financial Group
Washington
– -$1.41M -8,064 Closed
TF
799
Trek Financial
Arizona
– -$1.38M -7,882 Closed
OCBCO
800
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC)
Singapore
– -$1.3M -7,440 Closed
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SMH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

775 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $11.4B — up 37% from $8.32B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 176 funds opened new SMH positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 119 holders — while 302 added to existing stakes and 189 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $222M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $119M.

  • 775 institutional investors held VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) as of Q1 2024, up from 666 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $11.4B of VanEck Semiconductor ETF stock for Q1 2024, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 176 funds opened new VanEck Semiconductor ETF positions in Q1 2024 and 57 closed out, a net change of +119 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q1 2024 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $222M added.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $119M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.