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Vanguard Materials ETF

168 hedge funds and large institutions have $941M invested in Vanguard Materials ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

180% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 10

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $749M → $941M (+$192M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 151168 (+17)

7.52% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.77%47.29% (+7.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 57

Holders
168
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+11.26%
% of All Funds
4.19%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
28
Increased
55
Reduced
57
Closed
10
Calls
$488K
Puts
Net Calls
+$488K
Net Calls Change
+$75K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$337M +$155M +1,250,070 +91%
BCMIO
2
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$174M +$4.76M +38,304 +3%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$41.7M +$1.71M +13,752 +4%
Ameriprise
4
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$37.2M +$213K +1,712 +0.6%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$29.3M -$2.04M -16,431 -7%
ACI
6
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$27M -$2.32M -18,700 -8%
VA
7
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$25M -$1.11M -8,935 -4%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
8
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$23M +$93.4K +751 +0.4%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$18.3M -$20M -161,056 -53%
Envestnet Asset Management
10
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$15.4M -$583K -4,692 -4%
DY
11
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$12.8M -$52.5K -422 -0.4%
RBA
12
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$11.6M +$275K +2,213 +3%
AA
13
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$9.99M +$100K +805 +1%
FPIS
14
Financial Planning & Information Services
Wisconsin
$9.68M -$12.9K -104 -0.1%
PNC Financial Services Group
15
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$9.24M +$820K +6,595 +10%
M&T Bank
16
M&T Bank
New York
$8.84M -$240K -1,934 -3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
17
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$6.75M -$490K -3,943 -7%
LPL Financial
18
LPL Financial
California
$6.63M -$589K -4,737 -8%
Fidelity Investments
19
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$6.36M +$1.25M +10,056 +26%
PCA
20
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$5.43M +$1.55M +12,436 +42%
MPM
21
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
$4.36M +$4.22M +33,939 New
FIM
22
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$4.03M +$71.1K +572 +2%
Goldman Sachs
23
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.83M +$3.41M +27,429 +1,139%
HT
24
Heritage Trust
Oklahoma
$3.68M -$74.8K -602 -2%
Susquehanna International Group
25
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.6M +$1.12M +9,008 +47%

VAW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

168 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $941M — up 26% from $749M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new VAW positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $155M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $20M.

  • 168 institutional investors held Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) as of Q3 2017, up from 151 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $941M of Vanguard Materials ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new Vanguard Materials ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Materials ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $155M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Materials ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $20M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.