Vanguard Materials ETF
79 hedge funds and large institutions have $227M invested in Vanguard Materials ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
400% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 3
100% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $780K | Put options by funds: $390K
18% more funds holding
Funds holding: 67 → 79 (+12)
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 23
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $207M → $227M (+$20.1M)
0.48% more ownership
Funds ownership: 27.62% → 28.1% (+0.48%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$15.4M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$10.7M |
| 3 |
AIP
Ameritas Investment Partners
Lincoln,
Nebraska
|
+$5.91M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$4.15M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$2.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$32.6M |
| 2 |
LNB
Ledyard National Bank
|
-$4.47M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.1M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.05M |
| 5 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$751K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SFSIG
76
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
San Francisco,
California
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
|
WRM
77
Westport Resources Management
Westport,
Connecticut
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
78
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| $2K | +$1.75K | +19 | New |
|
|
ACM
79
Aviance Capital Management
Sarasota,
Florida
| $2K | +$2.22K | +24 | New |
|
|
SYBT
80
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Louisville,
Kentucky
| – | -$297K | -3,433 | Closed |
|
|
ECAM
81
East Coast Asset Management
Essex,
Massachusetts
| – | -$43K | -494 | Closed |
|
|
FHC
82
First Heartland Consultants
Lake St. Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$3K | -40 | Closed |
|
83
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
| – | +$1.48K | +16 | New |
|
VAW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
79 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $227M — up 9.7% from $207M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new VAW positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Schroder Investment Management Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $15.4M. The largest seller was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), cutting an estimated $32.6M.
- 79 institutional investors held Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) as of Q3 2013, up from 67 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $227M of Vanguard Materials ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 9.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new Vanguard Materials ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 3 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Materials ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Schroder Investment Management Group, an estimated $15.4M added.
- The largest Vanguard Materials ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $32.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.