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.
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: 4 → 6 (+2)
34% more funds holding
Funds holding: 65 → 87 (+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
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$16.4M |
| 2 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$14.8M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$13.8M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$12.5M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$11.4M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$134M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$91.3M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$82.5M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$64.5M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$62.3M |
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.