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Vanguard Materials ETF

345 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.39B invested in Vanguard Materials ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 125 increasing their positions, 103 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

291% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.19M | Put options by funds: $561K

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 125 | Existing positions reduced: 103

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 365345 (-20)

10.67% less ownership

Funds ownership: 55.35%44.68% (-11%)

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 98 (-1)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 51

36% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.18B → $1.39B (-$795M)

Holders
345
Holders Change
-20
Holders Change %
-5.48%
% of All Funds
5.81%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
34
Increased
125
Reduced
103
Closed
51
Calls
$2.19M
Puts
$561K
Net Calls
+$1.63M
Net Calls Change
+$2.51M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$575M -$49.7M -271,362 -7%
Ameriprise
2
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$69.3M -$11.5M -63,020 -13%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
3
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$50.4M +$6.08M +33,187 +12%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$44.9M +$1.49M +8,122 +3%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$43.1M +$16.1M +87,717 +48%
PCA
6
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$38.5M -$4.99M -27,283 -10%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
7
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$30.3M +$1.81M +9,912 +6%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$29.9M -$18.1M -98,717 -35%
AWM
9
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$18.8M +$2.68M +14,643 +14%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$17.5M +$143K +779 +0.7%
Osaic Holdings
11
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$17.3M -$30.2M -164,801 -60%
BCMLT
12
Beacon Capital Management LLC (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$16.9M -$794K -4,336 -5%
RJA
13
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$14.6M -$147K -803 -0.9%
DY
14
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$14.3M +$123K +673 +0.8%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$14.2M +$394K +2,154 +2%
PNC Financial Services Group
16
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$13.3M -$724K -3,953 -5%
RJFSA
17
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$13.3M +$1.22M +6,648 +9%
Stifel Financial
18
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$12.7M +$957K +5,225 +7%
TFP
19
TrueWealth Financial Partners
Washington
$9.33M +$407K +2,222 +4%
Envestnet Asset Management
20
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$8.89M -$77.4M -423,011 -88%
JMPWA
21
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$8.35M -$135K -737 -1%
KIA
22
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$8.18M -$37.9K -207 -0.4%
AA
23
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$7.8M
MHS
24
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$6.97M -$1.94M -10,620 -20%
SMFG
25
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$6.89M +$7.87M +43,000 New

VAW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

345 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $1.39B — down 36% from $2.18B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of VAW and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 103 trimmed existing stakes and 125 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $16.1M. The largest seller was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), cutting an estimated $229M.

  • 345 institutional investors held Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) as of Q2 2022, down from 365 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.39B of Vanguard Materials ETF stock for Q2 2022, down 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Vanguard Materials ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 51 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Materials ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was UBS Group, an estimated $16.1M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Materials ETF seller in Q2 2022 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $229M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.