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Vanguard Materials ETF

344 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.18B invested in Vanguard Materials ETF in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 86 increasing their positions, 133 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

683% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.56M | Put options by funds: $200K

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 28

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 341344 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

2.53% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.69%42.15% (-2.5%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.3B → $1.18B (-$116M)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 86 | Existing positions reduced: 133

Holders
344
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+0.88%
% of All Funds
5.4%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
31
Increased
86
Reduced
133
Closed
28
Calls
$1.56M
Puts
$200K
Net Calls
+$1.36M
Net Calls Change
+$32K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ISL
201
Ingalls & Snyder LLC
New York
$360K +$65.5K +375 +23%
WAS
202
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$345K
WA
203
Wealth Alliance
New York
$341K -$28.8K -165 -8%
BWM
204
BNC Wealth Management
Oregon
$337K
KWM
205
Keebeck Wealth Management
Illinois
$334K
WS
206
Wedbush Securities
California
$329K -$22.4K -128 -7%
BOPW
207
Brandywine Oak Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$310K
KTC
208
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$310K -$2.62K -15 -0.9%
HIG
209
Heritage Investment Group
Florida
$309K -$31.6K -181 -10%
RPGK
210
Retirement Planning Group (Kansas)
Kansas
$307K +$295K +1,689 New
BFA
211
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$305K -$3.15K -18 -1%
WTB
212
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$304K
OCPWS
213
One Charles Private Wealth Services
Massachusetts
$299K +$54K +309 +23%
RWA
214
Ropes Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$292K
NA
215
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$288K -$96.3K -551 -26%
CAMG
216
CWA Asset Management Group
Florida
$288K +$26.7K +153 +11%
AO
217
Advisor OS
Illinois
$278K -$43.9K -251 -14%
ECG
218
EPIQ Capital Group
California
$276K
SG
219
StoneX Group
New York
$272K +$261K +1,493 New
LNC
220
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$258K -$4.72K -27 -2%
TSS
221
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$254K -$40.7K -233 -14%
ORC
222
O'Rourke & Company
Massachusetts
$248K
EWM
223
Evermay Wealth Management
Virginia
$247K
LPAM
224
Lodestar Private Asset Management
California
$245K -$31.3K -179 -12%
IWN
225
Independent Wealth Network
Iowa
$238K -$11.9K -68 -5%

VAW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

344 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $1.18B — down 8.9% from $1.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new VAW positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 86 added to existing stakes and 133 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Prostatis Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $17.7M. The largest seller was EP Wealth Advisors, cutting an estimated $51.8M.

  • 344 institutional investors held Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) as of Q2 2023, up from 341 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.18B of Vanguard Materials ETF stock for Q2 2023, down 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new Vanguard Materials ETF positions in Q2 2023 and 28 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Materials ETF buyer in Q2 2023 was Prostatis Group, an estimated $17.7M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Materials ETF seller in Q2 2023 was EP Wealth Advisors, an estimated $51.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.