Vanguard Materials ETF
116 hedge funds and large institutions have $386M invested in Vanguard Materials ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
119% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $584K | Put options by funds: $267K
85% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 13
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $345M → $386M (+$40.4M)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 107 → 116 (+9)
0.69% more ownership
Funds ownership: 38.55% → 39.24% (+0.69%)
29% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 42
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$12.9M |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$8.61M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$4.26M |
| 4 |
SFM
Signature Financial Management
Norfolk,
Virginia
|
+$4.05M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$3.8M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
SIA
Spruce Investment Advisors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$10.1M |
| 2 |
VA
Valmark Advisers
Akron,
Ohio
|
-$3.4M |
| 3 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$2.52M |
| 4 |
B
Bailard
Foster City,
California
|
-$1.52M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$1.08M |
VAW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
116 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $386M — up 12% from $345M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new VAW positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $12.9M. The largest seller was Spruce Investment Advisors, cutting an estimated $10.1M.
- 116 institutional investors held Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) as of Q4 2015, up from 107 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $386M of Vanguard Materials ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new Vanguard Materials ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Materials ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $12.9M added.
- The largest Vanguard Materials ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Spruce Investment Advisors, an estimated $10.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.