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VanEck Semiconductor ETF

45 hedge funds and large institutions have $482M invested in VanEck Semiconductor ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

117% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 6

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3845 (+7)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $467M → $482M (+$14.7M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

17.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 305.76%288.69% (-17%)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 16

97% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.71M | Put options by funds: $202M

Holders
45
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+18.42%
% of All Funds
1.31%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
13
Increased
12
Reduced
16
Closed
6
Calls
$5.71M
Puts
$202M
Net Calls
-$196M
Net Calls Change
-$55.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$133M +$57.3M +2,796,254 +81%
Citigroup
2
Citigroup
New York
$124M +$35.5M +1,732,570 +42%
SG Americas Securities
3
SG Americas Securities
New York
$44.9M +$2.4M +117,222 +6%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$39.6M -$19.8M -967,652 -34%
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$31.8M -$12.3M -600,200 -29%
BC
6
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$29.7M +$2.46M +119,928 +9%
Barclays
7
Barclays
United Kingdom
$19.8M +$922K +44,990 +5%
MM
8
Main Management
California
$8.11M -$785K -38,332 -9%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$7.29M +$72.2K +3,526 +1%
Deutsche Bank
10
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$6.1M -$222K -10,816 -4%
CLOS
11
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$4.24M +$4.1M +200,000 New
MCM
12
Moore Capital Management
New York
$4.24M +$4.1M +200,000 New
BTS
13
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$3.42M
SCM
14
Stuyvesant Capital Management
New York
$3.27M -$213K -10,400 -6%
VAM
15
Verity Asset Management
North Carolina
$3.21M +$3.1M +151,214 New
WBG
16
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$2.1M
CS
17
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.97M -$67.2M -3,280,720 -97%
Walleye Trading
18
Walleye Trading
New York
$1.81M +$64.3K +3,140 +4%
QIM
19
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$1.36M -$774K -37,800 -37%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
20
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$1.23M +$1.19M +58,000 New
ST
21
Spot Trading
Illinois
$1.12M +$1.08M +52,952 New
SCM
22
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.08M -$461K -22,480 -31%
1832 Asset Management
23
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.06M +$1.02M +50,000 New
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.01M -$661K -32,282 -40%
Susquehanna International Group
25
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$983K -$2.18M -106,190 -70%

SMH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

45 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $482M — up 3.1% from $467M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new SMH positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $57.3M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $67.2M.

  • 45 institutional investors held VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) as of Q4 2013, up from 38 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $482M of VanEck Semiconductor ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new VanEck Semiconductor ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 6 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $57.3M added.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $67.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.