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Vanguard Materials ETF

116 hedge funds and large institutions have $386M invested in Vanguard Materials ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

119% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $584K | Put options by funds: $267K

85% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 13

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $345M → $386M (+$40.4M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 107116 (+9)

0.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.55%39.24% (+0.69%)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 42

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-1)

Holders
116
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+8.41%
% of All Funds
3.04%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
24
Increased
30
Reduced
42
Closed
13
Calls
$584K
Puts
$267K
Net Calls
+$317K
Net Calls Change
+$806K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
KCM
26
Kanawha Capital Management
Virginia
$2.04M -$214K -2,215 -9%
IH
27
IFC Holdings
Florida
$2M +$11.6K +120 +0.6%
Susquehanna International Group
28
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.97M -$988K -10,236 -33%
FIM
29
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.96M -$284K -2,941 -12%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
30
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.38M -$263K -2,729 -16%
Comerica Bank
31
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.03M +$1.15M +11,867 New
CCM
32
Condor Capital Management
New Jersey
$926K -$5.89K -61 -0.6%
FT
33
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$906K -$24.1K -250 -3%
MAS
34
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$847K
VKH
35
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$780K +$424K +4,397 +113%
Vanguard Group
36
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$720K +$6.66K +69 +0.9%
MHS
37
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$703K +$46.6K +483 +7%
William Blair & Company
38
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$660K
Commonwealth Equity Services
39
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$652K -$7.43K -77 -1%
UCFA
40
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$641K -$166K -1,724 -20%
Fidelity Investments
41
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$632K +$648K +6,712 New
FFC
42
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$629K
NFC
43
Northeast Financial Consultants
Connecticut
$627K -$88.4K -916 -12%
Northern Trust
44
Northern Trust
Illinois
$618K
ACS
45
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$567K +$18.4K +191 +3%
DBT
46
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$552K -$248K -2,567 -30%
WB
47
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$531K
VCM
48
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$531K +$544K +5,641 New
SPC
49
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$471K +$2.22K +23 +0.5%
Royal Bank of Canada
50
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$445K +$65.7K +681 +17%

VAW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

116 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $386M — up 12% from $345M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new VAW positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $12.9M. The largest seller was Spruce Investment Advisors, cutting an estimated $10.1M.

  • 116 institutional investors held Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) as of Q4 2015, up from 107 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $386M of Vanguard Materials ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Vanguard Materials ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Materials ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $12.9M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Materials ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Spruce Investment Advisors, an estimated $10.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.