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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 (+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: 5465 (+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%)

Holders
65
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+20.37%
% of All Funds
1.73%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+300%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
23
Increased
23
Reduced
14
Closed
11
Calls
$174M
Puts
$1.3B
Net Calls
-$1.13B
Net Calls Change
-$325M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$368M +$139M +4,329,018 +69%
Citigroup
2
Citigroup
New York
$229M -$89.7M -2,801,100 -30%
CS
3
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$187M +$121M +3,766,152 +231%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$157M -$64.2M -2,005,604 -31%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$148M +$109M +3,400,000 +400%
Barclays
6
Barclays
United Kingdom
$98M +$62.8M +1,959,826 +228%
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$75.3M -$27.5M -859,916 -28%
AllianceBernstein
8
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$62.3M +$11.8M +369,830 +26%
Envestnet Asset Management
9
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$41.9M +$38.6M +1,207,026 New
UCFA
10
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$38.4M +$35.4M +1,104,710 New
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$31.6M +$22M +687,896 +310%
Bank of America
12
Bank of America
North Carolina
$23.8M -$15.7M -491,456 -42%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
13
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$20.8M -$52.3M -1,632,554 -73%
BWM
14
Braver Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$13.4M +$12.4M +386,102 New
FIG
15
FundX Investment Group
California
$13.3M +$12.2M +381,778 New
LA
16
Leonetti & Associates
Illinois
$12.8M +$285K +8,900 +2%
TH
17
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$11.4M +$7.05M +220,042 +202%
MSU
18
Mizuho Securities USA
New York
$9.95M +$9.17M +286,400 New
NCM
19
Niemann Capital Management
Nevada
$7.23M +$6.66M +208,142 New
PC
20
Passport Capital
California
$5.56M +$5.12M +160,000 New
PG
21
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$5.47M +$4.54M +141,730 +902%
AP
22
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$4.92M +$4.53M +141,330 +35,510%
BCM
23
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$4.43M +$4.09M +127,652 New
QIM
24
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$3.13M -$8.41M -262,600 -74%
JG
25
Jefferies Group
New York
$2.85M +$2.61M +81,464 +14,046%

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.