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Vanguard Materials ETF

213 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in Vanguard Materials ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

76% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 21

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 46 (+2)

47% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.38M | Put options by funds: $941K

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 60

36% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.06B → $1.44B (+$383M)

7.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 46.26%53.58% (+7.3%)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 200213 (+13)

Holders
213
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+6.5%
% of All Funds
4.88%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
37
Increased
84
Reduced
60
Closed
21
Calls
$1.38M
Puts
$941K
Net Calls
+$438K
Net Calls Change
-$232K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$672M +$355M +2,593,791 +99%
BCMIO
2
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$185M +$5.48M +40,042 +3%
Ameriprise
3
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$94.4M +$43.9M +320,703 +78%
RBA
4
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$56.2M +$25.3M +185,151 +74%
HIIFS
5
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$41M +$43.5M +317,950 New
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$31.9M +$1.33M +9,714 +4%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$26.9M +$2.25M +16,429 +9%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$26.6M +$1.42M +10,372 +5%
VA
9
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$25.7M +$554K +4,046 +2%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
10
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$23M +$97.7K +714 +0.4%
Envestnet Asset Management
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$21.4M +$2.96M +21,616 +15%
DY
12
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$12.7M -$175K -1,280 -1%
AA
13
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$10M -$6.49M -47,426 -38%
FPIS
14
Financial Planning & Information Services
Wisconsin
$9.72M +$45K +329 +0.4%
PNC Financial Services Group
15
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$9.65M -$145K -1,060 -1%
PCA
16
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$8.76M +$1.91M +13,986 +26%
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$8.71M -$233K -1,703 -2%
M&T Bank
18
M&T Bank
New York
$8.51M -$97.6K -713 -1%
TF
19
TIAA FSB
Florida
$7.35M +$1.59M +11,641 +26%
Commonwealth Equity Services
20
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$6.82M +$68.4K +500 +1%
CWM
21
Capital Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$6.39M -$309K -2,261 -4%
BSW
22
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
$6.26M +$6.65M +48,574 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
23
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$6.05M -$4.3M -31,400 -40%
NSLI
24
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$5.89M +$4M +29,199 +177%
MIH
25
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$4.84M -$240K -1,757 -4%

VAW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

213 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $1.44B — up 36% from $1.06B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new VAW positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 84 added to existing stakes and 60 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $355M. The largest seller was Dupont Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $11M sold.

  • 213 institutional investors held Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) as of Q1 2018, up from 200 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.44B of Vanguard Materials ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new Vanguard Materials ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 21 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Materials ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $355M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Materials ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Dupont Capital Management, an estimated $11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.