VanEck Semiconductor ETF
65 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.6B invested in VanEck Semiconductor ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
300% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 4 (+3)
109% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 11
64% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 14
46% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.1B → $1.6B (+$503M)
20% more funds holding
Funds holding: 54 → 65 (+11)
87% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $174M | Put options by funds: $1.3B
278.93% less ownership
Funds ownership: 850.4% → 571.47% (-279%)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$139M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$121M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$109M |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$62.8M |
| 5 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$38.6M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$89.7M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$64.2M |
| 3 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$52.3M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$47.4M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$27.5M |
SMH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
65 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $1.6B — up 46% from $1.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new SMH positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $139M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $89.7M.
- 65 institutional investors held VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) as of Q3 2016, up from 54 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $1.6B of VanEck Semiconductor ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 46% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new VanEck Semiconductor ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $139M added.
- The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Citigroup, an estimated $89.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.