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Vanguard Materials ETF
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340 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.37B invested in Vanguard Materials ETF in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 102 increasing their positions, 113 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

255% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.66M | Put options by funds: $467K

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $1.37B (+$188M)

5.7% more ownership

Funds ownership: 42.15% → 47.85% (+5.7%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 35

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 102 | Existing positions reduced: 113

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 344 → 340 (-4)

Holders
340
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-1.16%
% of All Funds
5.4%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
35
Increased
102
Reduced
113
Closed
35
Calls
$1.66M
Puts
$467K
Net Calls
+$1.19M
Net Calls Change
-$174K

Top Buyers

1
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
+$149M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$67M
3
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$33.4M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$14.6M
5
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$9.41M

Top Sellers

1
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$30.7M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$11.9M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$6.07M
4
CFD
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
-$3.61M
5
PCA
Prosperity Capital Advisors
Ohio
-$3.45M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CA
76
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.83M +$948K +5,245 +98%
BRWA
77
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1.81M -$2.02M -11,189 -52%
PA
78
Perennial Advisors
New York
$1.81M -$39.6K -219 -2%
SC
79
Sierra Capital
Florida
$1.79M – – –
MFG
80
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$1.78M +$21.3K +118 +1%
William Blair & Company
81
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.68M -$79K -437 -4%
PNC
82
Park National Corp
Ohio
$1.66M -$37.4K -207 -2%
CI
83
CX Institutional
Indiana
$1.66M +$560K +3,097 +48%
Baird Financial Group
84
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.62M -$42.1K -233 -2%
MPWT
85
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$1.58M -$6.5K -36 -0.4%
Mariner
86
Mariner
Kansas
$1.56M -$130K -718 -7%
TRCT
87
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.51M +$721K +3,988 +84%
FPIS
88
Financial Planning & Information Services
Wisconsin
$1.43M -$58.4K -323 -4%
DADC
89
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.42M -$1.07M -5,936 -42%
Truist Financial
90
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$1.41M -$340K -1,884 -19%
MFAM
91
M Financial Asset Management
Oregon
$1.38M -$27.6K -153 -2%
WCM
92
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.36M +$542 +3 +0%
ACA
93
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
$1.35M -$131K -726 -8%
CAM
94
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$1.35M +$723 +4 +0.1%
SC
95
Syon Capital
California
$1.35M +$1.41M +7,798 New
NCM
96
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$1.34M +$142K +787 +11%
CCB
97
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$1.3M -$17.3K -96 -1%
AWM
98
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$1.29M -$28.9K -160 -2%
GRP
99
Global Retirement Partners
California
$1.29M -$5.42K -30 -0.4%
PCIA
100
Prime Capital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$1.25M +$1.31M +7,252 New
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VAW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

340 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $1.37B — up 16% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in VAW was balanced in Q3 2023: 35 funds opened new positions, 35 closed out, 102 added to existing stakes and 113 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), adding an estimated $149M. The largest seller was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), cutting an estimated $30.7M.

  • 340 institutional investors held Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) as of Q3 2023, down from 344 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.37B of Vanguard Materials ETF stock for Q3 2023, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new Vanguard Materials ETF positions in Q3 2023 and 35 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Materials ETF buyer in Q3 2023 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $149M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Materials ETF seller in Q3 2023 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $30.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.