VanEck Semiconductor ETF
60 hedge funds and large institutions have $821M invested in VanEck Semiconductor ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
24% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 17
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 56 → 60 (+4)
2% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $132M | Put options by funds: $135M
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 18
36% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.28B → $821M (-$458M)
1,355% less ownership
Funds ownership: 1,918.25% → 563.25% (-1,355%)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$20.5M |
| 2 |
SMM
Stadion Money Management
Watkinsville,
Georgia
|
+$14M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$13.7M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$10.4M |
| 5 |
Walleye Trading
New York
|
+$10.1M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$161M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$147M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$97.4M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$82.2M |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$27.1M |
SMH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
60 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $821M — down 36% from $1.28B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new SMH positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $20.5M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $161M.
- 60 institutional investors held VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) as of Q4 2015, up from 56 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $821M of VanEck Semiconductor ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 36% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new VanEck Semiconductor ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 17 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $20.5M added.
- The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Citigroup, an estimated $161M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.