Vanguard Materials ETF
105 hedge funds and large institutions have $591M invested in Vanguard Materials ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
70% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 10
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
19% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $497M → $591M (+$94.8M)
19% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 32
18% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.59M | Put options by funds: $1.34M
7.68% more ownership
Funds ownership: 38.81% → 46.5% (+7.7%)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 99 → 105 (+6)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$67.7M |
| 2 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$15M |
| 3 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$15M |
| 4 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
+$9.52M |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$8.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$4.59M |
| 2 |
AIP
Ameritas Investment Partners
Lincoln,
Nebraska
|
-$3.75M |
| 3 |
DBT
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Dubuque,
Iowa
|
-$3.53M |
| 4 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$2.9M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$2.63M |
VAW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
105 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $591M — up 19% from $497M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new VAW positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $67.7M. The largest seller was UBS, cutting an estimated $4.59M.
- 105 institutional investors held Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) as of Q3 2014, up from 99 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $591M of Vanguard Materials ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new Vanguard Materials ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 10 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Materials ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $67.7M added.
- The largest Vanguard Materials ETF seller in Q3 2014 was UBS, an estimated $4.59M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.