Vanguard Materials ETF
200 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.06B invested in Vanguard Materials ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
153% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.11M | Put options by funds: $437K
152% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 21
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)
45% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 49
19% more funds holding
Funds holding: 168 → 200 (+32)
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $941M → $1.06B (+$120M)
1.03% less ownership
Funds ownership: 47.29% → 46.26% (-1%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RBA
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
|
+$21.2M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$16.2M |
| 3 |
DCM
Dupont Capital Management
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$10.7M |
| 4 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
+$6.92M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$6.58M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACI
AMP Capital Investors
Sydney,
Australia
|
-$27M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$17.1M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$6.26M |
| 4 |
MPM
Meritage Portfolio Management
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$4.36M |
| 5 |
AL
Aspiriant LLC
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$2.04M |
VAW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
200 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.06B — up 13% from $941M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new VAW positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 71 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Richard Bernstein Advisors, adding an estimated $21.2M. The largest seller was AMP Capital Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $27M sold.
- 200 institutional investors held Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) as of Q4 2017, up from 168 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $1.06B of Vanguard Materials ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 53 funds opened new Vanguard Materials ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 21 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Materials ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Richard Bernstein Advisors, an estimated $21.2M added.
- The largest Vanguard Materials ETF seller in Q4 2017 was AMP Capital Investors, an estimated $27M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.