VanEck Semiconductor ETF
182 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.37B invested in VanEck Semiconductor ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
186% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 22
28% more funds holding
Funds holding: 142 → 182 (+40)
27% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 41
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.16B → $2.37B (+$207M)
2.26% more ownership
Funds ownership: 335.17% → 337.44% (+2.3%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
65% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $874M | Put options by funds: $2.48B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$145M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$116M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$52.4M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$34.2M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$31.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$251M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$159M |
| 3 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$131M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$128M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$94.6M |
SMH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
182 of the 5,076 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $2.37B — up 9.6% from $2.16B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new SMH positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $145M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $251M.
- 182 institutional investors held VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) as of Q4 2019, up from 142 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $2.37B of VanEck Semiconductor ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 63 funds opened new VanEck Semiconductor ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 22 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
- The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $145M added.
- The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF seller in Q4 2019 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $251M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.