Vanguard Materials ETF
92 hedge funds and large institutions have $302M invested in Vanguard Materials ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
200% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 7
52% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 23
29% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $234M → $302M (+$67.3M)
16% more funds holding
Funds holding: 79 → 92 (+13)
3.8% more ownership
Funds ownership: 28.1% → 31.9% (+3.8%)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $1.83M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$9.47M |
| 2 |
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
|
+$4.18M |
| 3 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$1.91M |
| 4 |
AIP
Ameritas Investment Partners
Lincoln,
Nebraska
|
+$1.69M |
| 5 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$1.29M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$6.02M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$4.27M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$3.88M |
| 4 |
WB
Webster Bank
Waterbury,
Connecticut
|
-$799K |
| 5 |
RW
Rand Wealth
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$479K |
VAW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
92 of the 3,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $302M — up 29% from $234M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new VAW positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $9.47M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $6.02M.
- 92 institutional investors held Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) as of Q4 2013, up from 79 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $302M of Vanguard Materials ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new Vanguard Materials ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 7 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Materials ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Bank of America, an estimated $9.47M added.
- The largest Vanguard Materials ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $6.02M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.