Vanguard Materials ETF
99 hedge funds and large institutions have $497M invested in Vanguard Materials ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
310% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.79M | Put options by funds: $436K
30% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 10
16% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 31
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $446M → $497M (+$50.8M)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 97 → 99 (+2)
0.31% more ownership
Funds ownership: 38.5% → 38.81% (+0.31%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$10.2M |
| 2 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
+$8.62M |
| 3 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$6.82M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$5.5M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$5.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$22.1M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$5.35M |
| 3 |
AIP
Ameritas Investment Partners
Lincoln,
Nebraska
|
-$5.02M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.71M |
| 5 |
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Irving,
Texas
|
-$2.7M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UCFA
101
United Capital Financial Advisors
Irving,
Texas
| – | -$2.7M | -25,412 | Closed |
|
|
CA
102
Cetera Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
| – | -$1.11M | -10,399 | Closed |
|
|
STIA
103
Stone Toro Investment Advisers
Princeton,
New Jersey
| – | -$1.08M | -10,200 | Closed |
|
104
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$373K | -3,508 | Closed |
|
|
PWAG
105
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
San Rafael,
California
| – | -$87K | -820 | Closed |
|
|
RFA
106
Reilly Financial Advisors
La Mesa,
California
| – | -$35K | -329 | Closed |
|
|
LFG
107
LifePlan Financial Group
Dayton,
Ohio
| – | -$21K | -202 | Closed |
|
108
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$13K | -125 | Closed |
|
|
KCPG
109
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Leawood,
Kansas
| – | -$6K | -60 | Closed |
|
VAW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
99 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $497M — up 11% from $446M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new VAW positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Managed Account Advisors, adding an estimated $10.2M. The largest seller was 1832 Asset Management, cutting an estimated $22.1M.
- 99 institutional investors held Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) as of Q2 2014, up from 97 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $497M of Vanguard Materials ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new Vanguard Materials ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 10 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Materials ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Managed Account Advisors, an estimated $10.2M added.
- The largest Vanguard Materials ETF seller in Q2 2014 was 1832 Asset Management, an estimated $22.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.