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Vanguard Materials ETF
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365 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.18B invested in Vanguard Materials ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 134 increasing their positions, 98 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

37% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 134 | Existing positions reduced: 98

26% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 35

2.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.2% → 55.35% (+2.2%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 361 → 365 (+4)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.17B → $2.18B (+$15.2M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 9 (0)

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.59M | Put options by funds: $2.46M

Holders
365
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+1.11%
% of All Funds
5.76%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
44
Increased
134
Reduced
98
Closed
35
Calls
$1.59M
Puts
$2.46M
Net Calls
-$873K
Net Calls Change
-$1.44M

Top Buyers

1
AWA
Aaron Wealth Advisors
Illinois
+$101M
2
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
+$10.7M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$4.77M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$4.65M
5
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$4.56M

Top Sellers

1
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$32.5M
2
LCAM
London & Capital Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$24M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$18.4M
4
NWM
NEIRG Wealth Management
Massachusetts
-$13.8M
5
BCP
Berkeley Capital Partners
Georgia
-$7.93M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BCP
101
Berkeley Capital Partners
Georgia
$1.43M -$7.93M -42,418 -85%
PFA
102
Pathway Financial Advisors
Vermont
$1.41M – – –
5L
103
55I LLC
Massachusetts
$1.38M +$80K +428 +6%
CC
104
Callan Capital
California
$1.38M +$116K +620 +10%
Fifth Third Bancorp
105
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$1.37M -$277K -1,484 -17%
GVAG
106
Great Valley Advisor Group
Delaware
$1.37M +$209K +1,119 +19%
LIM
107
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$1.37M – – –
AC
108
Anson Capital
Georgia
$1.36M -$331K -1,769 -20%
CF
109
Centaurus Financial
California
$1.35M +$6.92K +37 +0.5%
FT
110
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$1.34M -$65K -348 -5%
MMA
111
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$1.33M +$56.8K +304 +5%
WDC
112
Woodward Diversified Capital
California
$1.3M +$107K +573 +9%
SPA
113
Sentinel Pension Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.23M -$14.6K -78 -1%
VWA
114
Visionary Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$1.23M +$1.18M +6,336 New
CCB
115
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$1.21M +$30.5K +163 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
116
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.2M -$102K -546 -8%
KC
117
Kinloch Capital
Virginia
$1.18M +$1.14M +6,094 New
MCM
118
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$1.18M – – –
Brown Advisory
119
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1.16M -$30.7K -164 -3%
AFS
120
Axiom Financial Strategies
Indiana
$1.16M -$13.5K -72 -1%
BF
121
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$1.15M +$142K +760 +15%
VCM
122
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$1.14M – – –
WA
123
Win Advisors
Florida
$1.14M +$1.1M +5,880 New
CI
124
CX Institutional
Indiana
$1.14M +$125K +667 +13%
WCM
125
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.13M -$102K -545 -9%
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VAW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

365 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $2.18B — up 0.7% from $2.17B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new VAW positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 134 added to existing stakes and 98 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Aaron Wealth Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $101M. The largest seller was Prudential Financial, cutting an estimated $32.5M.

  • 365 institutional investors held Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) as of Q1 2022, up from 361 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $2.18B of Vanguard Materials ETF stock for Q1 2022, up 0.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Vanguard Materials ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 35 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Materials ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Aaron Wealth Advisors, an estimated $101M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Materials ETF seller in Q1 2022 was Prudential Financial, an estimated $32.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.