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VanEck Semiconductor ETF

87 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.18B invested in VanEck Semiconductor ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

209% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 11

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 46 (+2)

34% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6587 (+22)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 25

18.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 571.47%552.78% (-19%)

26% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.6B → $1.18B (-$419M)

79% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $202M | Put options by funds: $958M

Holders
87
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+33.85%
% of All Funds
2.17%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
34
Increased
25
Reduced
25
Closed
11
Calls
$202M
Puts
$958M
Net Calls
-$756M
Net Calls Change
+$371M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$314M -$64.5M -1,849,566 -17%
Goldman Sachs
2
Goldman Sachs
New York
$169M +$16.4M +469,216 +11%
CS
3
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$99.5M -$91.3M -2,615,656 -48%
Citigroup
4
Citigroup
New York
$99.4M -$134M -3,827,618 -58%
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$90.5M +$12.5M +359,214 +17%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$77.1M -$82.5M -2,363,970 -52%
Barclays
7
Barclays
United Kingdom
$40.6M -$58.9M -1,687,100 -60%
UCFA
8
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$36.1M -$3.39M -97,232 -9%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$33.9M +$9.18M +263,118 +38%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
10
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$32.5M +$10.7M +306,000 +51%
SG Americas Securities
11
SG Americas Securities
New York
$16.8M +$13.8M +394,590 +540%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$15.4M -$16.8M -480,846 -53%
Bank of Montreal
13
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$15M +$14.8M +422,896 New
LA
14
Leonetti & Associates
Illinois
$13.5M +$276K +7,900 +2%
BWM
15
Braver Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$13.4M -$434K -12,426 -3%
FIG
16
FundX Investment Group
California
$13.1M -$522K -14,950 -4%
Jane Street
17
Jane Street
New York
$12.3M +$11.4M +326,902 +2,083%
VF
18
Virtu Financial
New York
$8.32M +$6.76M +193,604 +500%
NCM
19
Niemann Capital Management
Nevada
$7.26M -$191K -5,466 -3%
MIFH
20
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$6.66M +$6.49M +186,000 New
Two Sigma Investments
21
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$6.16M +$6M +172,006 New
BCM
22
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$5.53M +$929K +26,638 +21%
MLL
23
Moody Lynn & Lieberson
Massachusetts
$5.5M +$5.36M +153,540 New
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$3.97M +$1.86M +53,304 +93%
KCM
25
Karp Capital Management
California
$2.95M +$2.87M +82,276 New

SMH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

87 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.18B — down 26% from $1.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new SMH positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $16.4M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $134M.

  • 87 institutional investors held VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) as of Q4 2016, up from 65 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.18B of VanEck Semiconductor ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new VanEck Semiconductor ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $16.4M added.
  • The largest VanEck Semiconductor ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Citigroup, an estimated $134M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.