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Vanguard Materials ETF

244 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.02B invested in Vanguard Materials ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

176% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 17

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 45 (+1)

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 72

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 215244 (+29)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $954M → $1.02B (+$69.8M)

0.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.09%50.39% (+0.3%)

5% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $293K | Put options by funds: $309K

Holders
244
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+13.49%
% of All Funds
4.81%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
47
Increased
82
Reduced
72
Closed
17
Calls
$293K
Puts
$309K
Net Calls
-$16K
Net Calls Change
-$352K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$392M -$10.6M -82,147 -3%
BCMIO
2
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$169M -$177K -1,372 -0.1%
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$44.9M +$2.4M +18,624 +6%
HIIFS
4
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$43.7M
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
5
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$31.7M +$105K +811 +0.3%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$26.3M +$1.41M +10,957 +6%
PCA
7
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$21.9M +$1.42M +10,990 +7%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$14.4M -$1.3M -10,122 -9%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$13.8M -$483K -3,746 -4%
DY
10
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$12.6M +$300K +2,327 +3%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$11.6M +$734K +5,693 +7%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
12
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$11M +$158K +1,223 +2%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$10.8M +$195K +1,515 +2%
CAC
14
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$9.45M +$851K +6,605 +10%
AA
15
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$8.66M
FPIS
16
Financial Planning & Information Services
Wisconsin
$7.09M -$96.7K -750 -1%
PNC Financial Services Group
17
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$6.74M -$85.9K -666 -1%
AG
18
Advisor Group
Arizona
$6.52M +$1.06M +8,200 +20%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.38M +$1.04M +8,034 +20%
PFO
20
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$5.97M +$574K +4,453 New
MHS
21
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$5.52M +$287K +2,224 +6%
SIC
22
Starr International Company
Switzerland
$5.43M
RMC
23
Resources Management Corp
Connecticut
$5.38M -$66.4K -515 -1%
CWM
24
Capital Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$5.37M -$162K -1,253 -3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
25
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$5.34M +$43.1K +334 +0.8%

VAW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

244 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $1.02B — up 7.3% from $954M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new VAW positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 82 added to existing stakes and 72 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $2.4M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $10.6M.

  • 244 institutional investors held Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) as of Q4 2019, up from 215 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.02B of Vanguard Materials ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new Vanguard Materials ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 17 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Materials ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $2.4M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Materials ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $10.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.