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Vanguard Materials ETF

215 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.02B invested in Vanguard Materials ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 24 (+2)

30% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 20

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 211215 (+4)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 71

3.55% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.33%50.78% (-3.6%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.09B → $1.02B (-$74.1M)

Holders
215
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+1.9%
% of All Funds
4.67%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
26
Increased
66
Reduced
71
Closed
20
Calls
$337K
Puts
Net Calls
+$337K
Net Calls Change
+$534K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$459M -$69.7M -561,581 -14%
BCMIO
2
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$128M -$3.52M -28,380 -3%
HIIFS
3
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$41.8M
Envestnet Asset Management
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$35.8M +$2.08M +16,797 +6%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
5
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$29.9M -$761K -6,137 -3%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$24.7M -$1.55M -12,471 -6%
VA
7
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$23.5M -$1.18M -9,498 -5%
PCA
8
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$18M +$292K +2,353 +2%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$16.6M -$640K -5,159 -4%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$15.1M -$411K -3,314 -3%
DY
11
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$11.7M +$75.1K +605 +0.7%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$11.6M -$63.3K -510 -0.6%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
13
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$10.2M +$289K +2,331 +3%
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$9.94M -$30.1K -243 -0.3%
AA
15
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$8.28M -$3.47K -28 -0%
FPIS
16
Financial Planning & Information Services
Wisconsin
$7.04M -$222K -1,790 -3%
CAC
17
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$6.95M +$2.71M +21,862 +68%
PNC Financial Services Group
18
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$6.76M -$270K -2,180 -4%
M&T Bank
19
M&T Bank
New York
$6.52M -$349K -2,813 -5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
20
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$5.25M -$672K -5,414 -12%
CWM
21
Capital Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$5.23M +$165K +1,330 +3%
SIC
22
Starr International Company
Switzerland
$5.19M
BOPW
23
Brandywine Oak Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$4.98M +$111K +895 +2%
MHS
24
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$4.7M +$176K +1,418 +4%
Stifel Financial
25
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$4.11M +$124K +996 +3%

VAW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

215 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $1.02B — down 6.8% from $1.09B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new VAW positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 71 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Certified Advisory Corp, adding an estimated $2.71M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $69.7M.

  • 215 institutional investors held Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) as of Q2 2019, up from 211 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.02B of Vanguard Materials ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new Vanguard Materials ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 20 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Materials ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Certified Advisory Corp, an estimated $2.71M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Materials ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $69.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.