VanEck Semiconductor ETF
120 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.42B invested in VanEck Semiconductor ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.29B → $3.42B (+$130M)
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 131 → 120 (-11)
26.66% less ownership
Funds ownership: 577.53% → 550.87% (-27%)
31% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 35
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)
47% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 51
63% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.36B | Put options by funds: $3.66B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$226M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$125M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$119M |
| 4 |
N
Natixis
Paris,
France
|
+$106M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$94.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$219M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$173M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$125M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$102M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$80.3M |
SMH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
120 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $3.42B — up 4% from $3.29B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 35 funds closed out of SMH and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 51 trimmed existing stakes and 27 added.
The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $226M. The largest seller was Nomura Holdings, cutting an estimated $219M.
- 120 institutional investors held VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) as of Q3 2018, down from 131 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $3.42B of VanEck Semiconductor ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new VanEck Semiconductor ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 35 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was UBS Group, an estimated $226M added.
- The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Nomura Holdings, an estimated $219M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.