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VanEck Semiconductor ETF

54 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.1B invested in VanEck Semiconductor ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

432.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 418.26%850.4% (+432%)

89% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 9

79% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $613M → $1.1B (+$485M)

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4654 (+8)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 16

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

92% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $70M | Put options by funds: $872M

Holders
54
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+17.39%
% of All Funds
1.44%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
17
Increased
16
Reduced
16
Closed
9
Calls
$70M
Puts
$872M
Net Calls
-$802M
Net Calls Change
-$643M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Citigroup
1
Citigroup
New York
$270M +$164M +5,996,768 +176%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$186M +$111M +4,032,122 +162%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$179M +$76.8M +2,798,218 +80%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$87M +$58.6M +2,135,360 +239%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$63.6M +$55.8M +2,032,554 +1,017%
CS
6
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$46.4M -$7.39M -269,470 -14%
SG Americas Securities
7
SG Americas Securities
New York
$44.3M +$18.8M +685,950 +79%
SG
8
Societe Generale
$44.3M +$42.6M +1,554,350 New
AllianceBernstein
9
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$40.6M +$39M +1,423,620 New
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$33.5M -$9.07M -330,840 -22%
Barclays
11
Barclays
United Kingdom
$24.5M +$1.65M +60,174 +8%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$24.2M -$64.7M -2,359,184 -74%
LA
13
Leonetti & Associates
Illinois
$10.2M +$484K +17,660 +5%
QIM
14
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$10.1M +$9.68M +352,800 New
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$6.32M -$14.5M -526,916 -70%
MIFH
16
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$3.99M +$549K +20,000 +17%
TH
17
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$3.11M +$1.27M +46,458 +74%
Jane Street
18
Jane Street
New York
$2.95M +$2.32M +84,470 +441%
Nomura Holdings
19
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$2.76M +$2.67M +97,366 New
Allianz Asset Management
20
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$2.17M +$2.08M +76,000 New
Susquehanna International Group
21
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.85M -$4.67M -170,402 -73%
N
22
Natixis
France
$1.78M -$2.33M -85,084 -58%
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.67M -$23.5M -856,528 -94%
Walleye Trading
24
Walleye Trading
New York
$1.08M -$934K -34,064 -47%
HFA
25
High Falls Advisors
New York
$818K +$87.7K +3,196 +12%

SMH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

54 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.1B — up 79% from $613M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new SMH positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $164M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $64.7M.

  • 54 institutional investors held VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) as of Q2 2016, up from 46 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.1B of VanEck Semiconductor ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 79% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new VanEck Semiconductor ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 9 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Citigroup, an estimated $164M added.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $64.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.