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Vanguard Materials ETF

325 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.04B invested in Vanguard Materials ETF in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 94 increasing their positions, 120 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

98% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.65M | Put options by funds: $832K

3.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.68%41.58% (-3.1%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 345325 (-20)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 94 | Existing positions reduced: 120

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.39B → $1.04B (-$347M)

38% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 85 (-3)

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 39

Holders
325
Holders Change
-20
Holders Change %
-5.8%
% of All Funds
5.6%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-37.5%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
22
Increased
94
Reduced
120
Closed
39
Calls
$1.65M
Puts
$832K
Net Calls
+$815K
Net Calls Change
-$819K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$315M -$243M -1,470,533 -41%
Ameriprise
2
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$70.7M +$7.12M +43,192 +10%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
3
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$51.2M +$5M +30,317 +10%
PCA
4
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$42.8M +$7.87M +47,720 +20%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$36.9M -$5.22M -31,660 -11%
Prudential Financial
6
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$33.4M +$30.5M +184,807 +467%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$31.9M -$8.89M -53,914 -20%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
8
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$27.4M -$838K -5,081 -3%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$25.1M -$2.87M -17,419 -9%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$17M +$917K +5,557 +5%
RJA
11
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$13.8M +$231K +1,401 +2%
BCMLT
12
Beacon Capital Management LLC (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$13.6M -$325K -1,968 -2%
Osaic Holdings
13
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$13.4M -$2.9M -17,569 -16%
DY
14
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$13.2M -$7.26K -44 -0%
PNC Financial Services Group
15
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$11.7M -$698K -4,233 -5%
Stifel Financial
16
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$11.2M -$576K -3,492 -4%
RJFSA
17
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$9.44M -$3.17M -19,213 -23%
TFP
18
TrueWealth Financial Partners
Washington
$8.86M +$243K +1,471 +3%
KCM
19
Karp Capital Management
California
$8.25M +$9.17M +55,595 New
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.23M -$6.59M -39,925 -45%
JMPWA
21
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$6.75M -$1.09M -6,636 -13%
Envestnet Asset Management
22
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.7M -$1.7M -10,297 -19%
JP Morgan Chase
23
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$6.29M +$1.64M +9,970 +31%
MHS
24
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$5.84M -$684K -4,146 -10%
JWCA
25
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$5.28M +$797K +4,831 +16%

VAW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

325 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $1.04B — down 25% from $1.39B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 39 funds closed out of VAW and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 120 trimmed existing stakes and 94 added.

The largest buyer was Prudential Financial, adding an estimated $30.5M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $243M.

  • 325 institutional investors held Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) as of Q3 2022, down from 345 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.04B of Vanguard Materials ETF stock for Q3 2022, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Vanguard Materials ETF positions in Q3 2022 and 39 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Materials ETF buyer in Q3 2022 was Prudential Financial, an estimated $30.5M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Materials ETF seller in Q3 2022 was Bank of America, an estimated $243M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.