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Vanguard Materials ETF

168 hedge funds and large institutions have $941M invested in Vanguard Materials ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

180% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 10

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $749M → $941M (+$192M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 151168 (+17)

7.52% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.77%47.29% (+7.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 57

Holders
168
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+11.26%
% of All Funds
4.19%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
28
Increased
55
Reduced
57
Closed
10
Calls
$488K
Puts
Net Calls
+$488K
Net Calls Change
+$75K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RW
26
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$3.48M -$21.4K -172 -0.6%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
27
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$3.38M -$6.47M -52,047 -66%
MIH
28
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$3.3M +$3.19M +25,685 New
Brown Advisory
29
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$3.29M -$437K -3,512 -12%
VAM
30
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$3.23M -$143K -1,150 -4%
MCM
31
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$2.93M
TF
32
TIAA FSB
Florida
$2.81M +$2.72M +21,857 New
CWM
33
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$2.57M -$85.8K -690 -3%
LTFS
34
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.5M +$78.6K +632 +3%
MHS
35
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$2.46M +$18.5K +149 +0.8%
NSLI
36
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$2.38M +$2.3M +18,500 New
Royal Bank of Canada
37
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.33M -$212K -1,708 -9%
ECM
38
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$2.33M +$322K +2,593 +17%
B
39
Bailard
California
$2.28M -$35.3K -284 -2%
AFNAS
40
American Financial Network Advisory Services
California
$2.28M +$2.21M +17,756 New
PAG
41
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.2M +$177K +1,425 +9%
Comerica Bank
42
Comerica Bank
Texas
$2.16M +$205K +1,648 +11%
AG
43
Advisor Group
Arizona
$2.04M +$795K +6,399 +68%
AL
44
Aspiriant LLC
California
$2.04M -$435K -3,502 -18%
TH
45
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$2.03M +$766K +6,160 +64%
RJFSA
46
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.87M +$485K +3,905 +37%
CA
47
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.76M -$12.6K -101 -0.7%
RJA
48
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.72M +$269K +2,165 +19%
Fifth Third Bancorp
49
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$1.47M +$93K +748 +7%
MML Investors Services
50
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.42M +$39.3K +316 +3%

VAW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

168 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $941M — up 26% from $749M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new VAW positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $155M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $20M.

  • 168 institutional investors held Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) as of Q3 2017, up from 151 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $941M of Vanguard Materials ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new Vanguard Materials ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Materials ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $155M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Materials ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $20M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.