Vanguard Materials ETF
360 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.23B invested in Vanguard Materials ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 81 funds opening new positions, 129 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
305% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 81 | Existing positions closed: 20
83% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.26M | Put options by funds: $689K
63% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 129 | Existing positions reduced: 79
29% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 9 (+2)
18% more funds holding
Funds holding: 305 → 360 (+55)
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.95B → $2.23B (+$279M)
0.41% less ownership
Funds ownership: 53.61% → 53.2% (-0.41%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$39.1M |
| 2 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
+$7.56M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$6.46M |
| 4 |
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
+$5.17M |
| 5 |
AWM
Aprio Wealth Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$4.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$29.9M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$27.5M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$25.3M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$18.7M |
| 5 |
TC
TAP Consulting
Kirkwood,
Missouri
|
-$10.6M |
VAW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
360 of the 6,518 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $2.23B — up 14% from $1.95B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 81 funds opened new VAW positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 61 holders — while 129 added to existing stakes and 79 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Prudential Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $39.1M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $29.9M.
- 360 institutional investors held Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) as of Q4 2021, up from 305 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $2.23B of Vanguard Materials ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 81 funds opened new Vanguard Materials ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 20 closed out, a net change of +61 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Materials ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was Prudential Financial, an estimated $39.1M added.
- The largest Vanguard Materials ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Bank of America, an estimated $29.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.